Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 Annual Report, tilted “Above & Beyond,” showed that they had performed 392,715 abortions between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. This is an increase of 18,560 abortions from the previous report. The report also showed that...
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Italy’s Prime Minister Calls for Stricter Ban on Surrogacy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is a Catholic, has urged her country’s Parliament to pass legislation that would make it a crime for Italians to procure surrogate parenting abroad. Currently, surrogacy is only illegal when done within Italy’s borders and...
Missouri Carries out Execution of Brian Dorsey
On April 9, the state of Missouri executed Brian Dorsey for the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie back in 2006, despite a myriad of issues raised by advocates arguing for clemency to be granted. In an effort to spare Mr. Dorsey’s life, the Missouri bishops and...
Senate Passes Bill Ending Medicaid Reimbursements to Planned Parenthood
A bill that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates passed out of the Senate Wednesday morning after an 11-hour Democratic filibuster. HB 2634, sponsored by Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), would prohibit any abortion facility or its...
Vatican Condemns Gender Ideology, Surrogacy, and Abortion in New Declaration on Human Dignity
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) on human dignity last Monday, addressing growing concerns about pressing bioethical issues. The document affirms that being a Christian means defending human...
Brian Dorsey to be Executed April 9
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades prior to the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...
Scotland’s New Hate Crime Law Could Criminalize the Church’s Teaching on Sex and Gender
The “Hate Crime and Public Order Act” came into force in Scotland on Monday, raising concerns among free speech advocates. The law creates the crime of “stirring up hatred”, which means that someone who “behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to...
New Podcast on the Abortion Initiative Petition
Jamie Morris, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Missouri Catholic Conference, talks with Sam Lee of Campaign Life about the status of the Abortion Initiative Petition. Jamie and Sam discuss in depth how the petition would enshrine abortion in the Missouri...
Nationwide Invitation to Prayer for the End of Abortion and for the Protection of Women and Pre-Born Children
On March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a case that has the potential to make a major impact in the widespread accessibility of chemical abortion (abortion pills). Chemical abortions are now the most common form of abortion in...
Brian Dorsey to be Executed April 9
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades before the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...