An Oregon couple believes their 22-month-old who fell into a pond was saved through Divine Intervention and the intercession of venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
A prospective LGBT convert to Catholicism is much more likely to encounter radical gay-affirmation in the Church than they are ever to hear "intrinsically disordered" – from anyone.
The one thing we are permitted to condemn, it turns out, is somebody trying to take precautions to ensure the longevity of his marriage and faithfulness to his wife.
March 30, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — North Carolina's GOP-led legislature voted today to repeal the HB2 law, after agreeing to a deal with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to strip away its language requiring people to use only public bathrooms that match their biological sex. “Transgender” and “gender-non-conforming” activists are crusading nationwide to use restrooms and locker rooms that match their subjective “gender identity,” even if that would allow biological men with male genitalia intact to occupy private spaces once used exclusively by women and girls. The revised North Carolina law retains two provisions opposed by “transgender” and “gay” activists: “one that leaves […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A gaggle of abortion supporters blocked a “We Don't Need Planned Parenthood” banner after pro-life students surprised them at a rally for the abortion organization yesterday. Students for Life of America (SFLA) brought the banner and carried it behind Planned Parenthood's stage. Activists held “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” signs in front of it. They then followed the banner around as SFLA carried it to different spots at the rally. “The pro-life generation mobilized to be the voice for the 888 preborn boys and girls that Planned Parenthood” silences every day, SFLA […]
We are now in the critical final few days of our spring fundraising campaign! In fact, with only 3 days remaining, we still have $86,518 or 38% left to raise to meet our absolute minimum goal. (Click here to donate) I am incredibly grateful for the hundreds of supporters who have responded so far with donations, encouraging comments, and prayers. Reaching our minimum goal is now within reach…but only if everybody who reads this letter pitches in with what they can, even if it’s just $5 or $10! If you support LifeSite’s mission to defend life, family, faith, and freedom, please, […]
Abortionist reveals she needs to "hit the gym" before committing some abortions and how she tries to deliver aborted babies intact for body parts harvesting.
The Church lobbying group is apparently not challenging legislative bills because the state funds would only replace existing federal dollars for family planning.
Though she has broken her bones more than 100 times, and needed surgeries, doctors believe that with good care Zoe will live as successful a life as any of us.
At the heart of the film are two themes: that we can only find happiness in caring for each other and that all of us are vulnerable and needy, not just people with Down syndrome.
March 27, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – When she made the decision to compete to be Miss North Dakota, 20-year-old Macy Christianson said to herself, “If I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it for God.” The former Miss America contestant, who as Miss North Dakota now travels around the state speaking to schools and advocating against drunken driving, says she takes advantage of “any opportunity I have to stand up for what I believe in.” She recently testified before the North Dakota state legislature and thanked them for defending life and the lives of pre-born female babies in the […]
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 27, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Raymond Burke said Friday the four dubia cardinals will “simply have to correct the situation” in “a respectful way” if Pope Francis doesn't respond to questions seeking moral clarity on Amoris Laetitia. Burke answered questions submitted by the audience after speaking at St. Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church as part of its distinguished speaker series. He was asked, “There are a lot of rumors circulating about the dubia that you and three other esteemed cardinals sent to the Holy Father about divorce, remarriage, and Communion…do you know if there will be a response to the dubia […]
Without your knowing it, the witness displayed by your faithful marriage might be the lighthouse that guides and helps others to hold their marriage and family together.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted ___ to ___ today to pass/reject the American Health Care Act, the Obamacare replacement bill that defunds most of Planned Parenthood. Pro-life groups were initially hesitant to fully support the bill over concerns that the healthcare tax credits it provides people could be used to fund abortion. But, it went through many revisions that provided pro-lifers with more reassurance. On Tuesday, the Family Research Council (FRC) thanked the Republican Study Committee, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA, and House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, R-NC, for “addressing our grave concerns over […]
I’ll keep today’s letter extremely short and to the point! With just 8 days left in our spring campaign, we still have $154,181 left to raise – or 69% of our absolute minimum goal! (Click here to donate) I have been amazed at the response so far to this campaign. Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors like you, we have already raised 31% of our goal! What a humbling testament to the appreciation and hunger that exists for the kind of utterly unique, and uncompromisingly pro-life and pro-family news reporting that LifeSite provides. However, while I am confident […]
'I think so many people in the LGBTQI community are going to be excited to see that representation,' says David Yost, actor who played the blue ranger in the 1990's TV show.
After being encouraged to uphold her Catholic faith, the Planned Parenthood building's owner, Denise Peel, has decided not to renew Planned Parenthood's lease.
Education Minister David Eggen indicated that complex legal issues are involved, but a parents group said Gay Straight Alliance clubs violate Charter rights.
Thou shalt not commit adultery 'does not intend to make a general negative judgment on sexuality, nor does it justify the global prohibition of acts such as masturbation, pornography, prostitution.'
PARIS, March 17, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Canon lawyers, theologians, and scholars will be meeting in Paris in two weeks to discuss a topic that has never been the focus of a Catholic conference before: How to depose a heretical pope. Titled Deposing the Pope: Theological Premises, Canonical Models, Constitutional Challenge, the conference seeks to explore the mechanisms that are built into the Catholic Church for dealing with a pope who openly teaches falsehood and even heresy. Speaking at the conference will be University of Paris Professor Laurent Fonbaustier who published a 1200 page book last year on the topic that […]
Organizers found alternative locations for Rebecca Kiessling to tell her story of being conceived in rape and to offer support for efforts to remove the rape exception for abortion from Polish law.
First, a quick update: Today is Day 3 of our crucial spring fundraising campaign, and we have raised $20,223 of our $225,000 minimum goal. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! (To donate, click here) If you’ve been reading LifeSite for a while, you already know how vitally important our quarterly fundraising campaigns are to our mission. Without the incredible generosity of thousands of readers like you, we simply could not continue functioning or reach the literally tens of millions of people who visit our site every year to learn the TRUTH about abortion, marriage, faith, freedom […]
The Catholic Justice recognized after the Obergefell case that his dissent on gay 'marriage' would lead those who disagree to be looked upon as 'bigots.'
Whatever you think of Donald Trump, there no question he’s absolutely right about one thing - the mainstream media are often shamelessly and incurably “dishonest.”
People who think that animals should be treated with all the respect and tenderness due to human beings will end up treating human beings like animals.
Bishop Scott McCaig emphasized that 'the integral teaching of the Catholic Church on the reception of communion for the divorced and civilly remarried has not changed.'
'I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment at your government’s decision to provide $650 million to support 'sexual and reproductive health programs' globally.'
Abortionists would have to tell mothers about their babies' chances of surviving outside the womb, where they can receive financial assistance for choosing life, and more.
“The bishops have courageously exposed Trudeau’s so-called feminism for what it really is: an exploitation of the world’s most vulnerable women,” says Campaign Life Coalition spokesman.
Carey Callahan, a young liberal woman, describes her “de-transition” from identifying as a “transman” and exposes some inconvenient truths about the “trans” community on which the mainstream press never reports
'The first cell of a new and unique human life begins existence at the moment of conception when one living sperm from the father joins with one living ovum from the mother.'
While studies show worldwide access to contraceptives, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes women 'are denied legal control over their bodies and reproductive health.'
Canada under Trudeau, is imposing a feminist ideology and agenda on women in the developing world, thereby interfering with their cultural systems and values.
'Patronizing nonsense' perfectly describes Aslan’s idea that all religions are really just different paths to the same nebulous, emotion-centric experience that he calls 'faith.'
LifeSiteNews has determined through public comments the prelates who support and oppose the four cardinals' request of Pope Francis for clarity on Amoris Laetitia.
Planned Parenthood won’t shut down their abortion mills for A Day Without Woman strike. They won’t be taking their cut in pay, just cutting off human lives.
Approximately 12 nations, the Bill and Lillian Gates Foundation, and an anonymous U.S. donor pledged support for abortions in some countries where it is unwanted.
In the past several months confusion among the faithful is so widespread, administration at the Vatican so arbitrary that today the Church is rushing toward a crisis.
Pro-lifers must understand the importance of the Pontifical Academy for Life and of its achievements in order to appreciate Pope Francis’ recent actions to deconstruct it.
Archbishop stated, 'The indissolubility of marriage is a precious and essential teaching of the Church, revealed by Jesus and cherished in our unbroken Tradition.'
Actresses Emma Stone and Dakota Johnson wore Planned Parenthood pins to the Oscars. And, for their efforts, the actresses garnered applause from the media.
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-life students protested the Planned Parenthood fundraiser at which Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, spoke this afternoon. “Our efforts today were part of a larger movement – a movement to create a sustainable and consistent pro-life presence around the nation,” said Jillian Ferguson, Texas regional coordinator for Students for Life of America. “We're sending the message that we don't need or want Planned Parenthood. For someone like Barbara Bush [who] so clearly cares about people, it doesn't make sense that she would dedicate her time, abilities, and talents to […]