To mark the observance of the 51st Roe v. Wade decision, the diocesan Office of Respect Life will host the annual Pro-Vita Awards to recognize those who have served as an exemplary commitment to the gift of life. On Thursday, April 25, Deacon Mark & Theresa Kehl, Lindsay Adornetto, Dr. John & Darya Brach, David […]
The diocesan Respect Life Office is looking for gift basket donations to be raffled at this year’s St. Gianna Annual Benefit Banquet, held April 25 at Classic V in Amherst. Proceeds will benefit all seven St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Centers. Baskets, gift cards and gift certificates are welcome. All items must be delivered by […]
The diocesan Respect Life Office will host the 13th St. Gianna Benefit Banquet on Thursday, April 25 at Classics V in Amherst beginning at 6 p.m. Diane Ferraro, CEO of Save the Storks, will be the keynote speaker. Ferraro has expanded programs at Save the Storks, a non-profit organization that empowers woman facing unplanned pregnancies, […]
NORTH TONAWANDA — Former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Trevino, the director of outreach of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in North Tonawanda on March 12. Trevino will be speaking at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 875 Eggert Drive, North Tonawanda at 7 p.m. “People […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the pro-life movement is most commonly associated with conservative politics, one group of left-wing pro-life activists is working to change that perception. Members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) and other pro-life progressives gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 19, to call for an end to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At this year’s March for Life vigil Mass in Washington, D.C., Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge called on those gathered in the packed Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to “bring light to the darkest corners.” The evening vigil and Mass took place almost two years after the fall of […]
WASHINGTON – Human life remains gravely threatened by legalized abortion in most states and it continues to be aggressively promoted at the federal level, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Our prayers, sacrifices, and efforts to protect human life have never […]
The pro-life group Americans United for Life (AUL) has released its annual “Life List” revealing its full rankings of every U.S. state from most to least pro-life. The group said in a press release that over the course of 2023, U.S. states “have been very active in considering life-related policy” with both pro-life and pro-abortion […]
To mark the observance of the 51st Roe v. Wade decision, the diocesan Office of Respect Life will host the annual Pro-Vita Awards to recognize those who have served as an exemplary commitment to the gift of life. On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, Deacon Mark & Theresa Kehl, Lindsay Adornetto, Dr. John Brach & Darya, […]
Baltimore, Md. – The U.S. bishops will continue to highlight the threat of abortion as a “pre-eminent priority” in the introduction to a guide they’ll disseminate to Catholic voters ahead of the 2024 election. That designation, the source of debate among some bishops in recent years, was retained when the bishops voted overwhelmingly (225-11, with seven abstentions) […]
