Pro-life pregnancy centres have saved over 800,000 lives since 2016, according to an analysis by the Charlotte Lozier Institute. The analysis says that pro-life pregnancy centres “exist to provide support, education, classes, medical care and critical resources for women faced with difficult circumstances surrounding unexpected pregnancy.” CLI, the research arm of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life Read more
The Catholic bishops of France have written “a cover letter” to the national synthesis of the diocesan phase of the Synod on synodality. They produced a text that was significantly revised at the last minute to include calls for reform that emerged during months of consultations with the laity. The bishops approved the text during Read more
The Government is expecting the agriculture sector to subsidise the rest of the economy on climate change, so Groundswell NZ is asking for the evidence from James Shaw, says Steve Cranston, spokesman for Groundswell NZ. “Groundswell NZ has written to Climate Change Minister James Shaw to request any modelling or data he relies on, showing Read more
The great majority of practising Irish Catholics favour the ordination of women, marriage for priests who want it, greater roles for divorced and remarried people or couples and single parents, and more respect for LGBTQI+ people. They also want better-prepared, shorter sermons and the removal of bloodthirsty Old Testament readings from Masses and other liturgies, Read more
Matalena Sowman assaulted her adopted daughter in church, as she was christening her son, for giving the child the Sowman family name. The 55-year-old Blenheim woman approached her daughter who had been standing at the front of the church, stood in front of her then took her infant son and passed the baby to someone Read more
The FBI confirmed on Friday it is investigating attacks on pro-life pregnancy centres and churches, and episodes of violence and vandalism that surged after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade. “The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centres and faith-based organisations Read more
The Catholic Church needs theologians who know how to transmit the truths of faith in a way that will speak to people today, help them live the faith in their daily lives and inspire them to share the Gospel with others, Pope Francis wrote. “The community needs the work of those who attempt to interpret Read more
An online video shows a nearly naked woman disrupting Mass at a Catholic church in Michigan by standing on a pew and shouting pro-abortion chants. “Overturn Roe? Hell, no!” the woman shouted, interrupting the priest’s homily. “Abortion without apology!” Two other women visible in the video joined her in the chants. They held green cloth Read more
A food truck offering tasty meals for just $4 each – a bargain that sounds almost too good to be true. But that is the very premise behind a new food truck that will soon open its doors in Dunedin, and owners Liam Arthur and Jackie Bannon are confident it can be done. The food Read more