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Respect for Life

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington Jan. 22, 2026, calling on President Donald Trump's administration to ban the abortion pill. In a Sept. 29, statement, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee, urged the faithful to mark Respect Life Month with prayer for an end to abortion and action to stop use of the abortion pill. (OSV News photo/Aaron Schwartz, Reuters)

During Respect Life Month, Catholics urged to pray, take action to stop use of abortion pill

OSV News|Sep 30, 2026|2 Min Read

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How to participate in this year’s Respect Life Novena

Francesca Pollio Fenton|Oct 21, 2025|2 Min Read

Burial

Human composting, alkaline hydrolysis not acceptable for burial, say U.S. bishops

Gina Christian|Mar 23, 2023|3 Min Read

Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, walk near the border wall in El Paso, Texas, Sept. 11, 2022. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Bishop urges leaders to overcome partisan divide to solve immigration crisis

John Lavenburg|Oct 19, 2022|3 Min Read

The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. (Anthony M./Flickr via Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0)

Parents of Archie Battersbee lose appeal: 12-year-old can be removed from life support, judges rule

Catholic News Agency|Jul 26, 2022|2 Min Read

The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. (Anthony M./Flickr via Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0)

English courts to reconsider life support for Archie Battersbee, severely brain-injured boy

Kevin Jones|Jun 29, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis greets people during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 1, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Shame on those who take advantage of the elderly, ill, pope says

Carol Glatz|Jun 1, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury preaches at St. Columba's Church in Chester, Feb. 15, 2014. (Courtesy of the Diocese of Shrewsbury)

World

Pro-life advocates mustn't lose hope and joy amid struggles, English bishop says

Kevin Jones|Oct 25, 2021|4 Min Read

Alta Fixsler. (EWTN News In Depth/Family Photo via CNA)

World

Alta Fixsler dies in hospice

Christine Rousselle|Oct 23, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attend a vigil in London, England, March 24, 2017. (AFP via Getty Images)

Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted suicide bill

Catholic News Agency|Oct 22, 2021|3 Min Read

St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, by Guido Reni. (Wikimedia/Public domain via CNA)

Faith

Learn from St. Joseph’s respect for life, archbishop says

Jonah McKeown|Oct 1, 2021|2 Min Read

This is the poster for Respect Life Month 2021 observed in October by the U.S. Catholic Church. As part of the Year of St. Joseph declared by Pope Francis, this years celebration "highlights the example of that great saint," said a Sept. 27 statement from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Oct. 3 is Respect Life Sunday. (CNS photo/courtesy RespectLife.org)

St. Joseph, protector of Holy Family, is model for 2021 Respect Life Month

Catholic News Service|Sep 27, 2021|3 Min Read

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