Bishop Michael Fisher stands with the expectant mothers at St. Joseph Cathedral on May 1. The bishop blessed ther the women and their babies at the celebration sponsored by the Office of Pastoral Ministries – Pro-Life. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi Bishop Michael Fisher welcomed expectant mothers and their families to a special Mass that […]
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 366 into law on April 27. The bill is commonly known as the “Fetal Heartbeat Bill.” “Idaho is a state that values the most innocent of all lives – the lives of babies. We should never relent in our efforts to protect the lives of the preborn. Hundreds […]
Judy Gorman, director of the Office of Pro-Life Activities, marches at the March for Life in Washington D.C. January 22, 2002. Photo by Patrick McPartland Judy Gorman will be remembered for her unyielding dedication to the unborn and the pro-life movement. While in her mid 50s, the mother of three went from taking care of […]
The St. Gianna Molla Pregnancy Outreach Center is celebrating 10 years of providing emotional, material and spiritual support to mothers, fathers and young families in need through the first years of life. To mark the occasion, a virtual benefit will take place Sunday, March 21 with the premiere of the documentary “Roe v. Wade: A […]
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – both in 1865 – brought an end to slavery in the U.S. and the British Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 ended slavery in […]
The faithful of the diocese were reminded of the sacredness of human life during this year’s Pro-Vita Mass. The annual event is held in observance of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States. This year, the Mass was celebrated in conjunction with the White Mass that honors health care workers on […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Each year on the night before the annual March for Life, at least 10,000 people have filled the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington for the National Prayer Vigil for Life. This year, due to local restrictions on attendance sizes because of […]
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the family of Michael Mombrea gathered for their patriarch’s 100th birthday. The Buffalo resident can best be described as a man of faith, whose only goal is to make people happy. He credits a very spiritual experience he had in 1973 for making him that way. It’s a long story, so […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching. In a Zoom interview Nov. 24 from the Vatican’s Domus Sanctae […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — While the annual March for Life in Washington is still scheduled for Jan. 29, the cross-country bus pilgrimages that have been at the heart of the event for decades are being decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local events are being announced in lieu of the pilgrimages. Among the cancellations announced so far […]
