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Premature Twins Born at 27 Weeks During a Medical Emergency are Doing Great Now
Twins who were born very prematurely after their mother's water broke at just 20 weeks gestation are now thriving one year later.

Birth Rate Drops as Number of Babies Killed in Abortions Hit Record Highs
The number of babies born in the United States declined in 2025 while the number of babies killed in abortions has hit record highs.

Study: Adolescents Who Received Gender Reassignment Have Worse Mental Health
A new study out of Finland showed that adolescents and young adults who underwent sex-rejecting procedures (puberty blockers, "cross-sex" hormones, or surgery) "had worse mental health outcomes than a control group that did not receive such bodily alterations. The study tracked 2,083 people who had sought medical services for gender confusion between 1996-2019." Despite the glaring evidence of harm, many American "medical" institutions continue to provide harmful interventions to vulnerable persons.

Catholic Bishop Condemns Abortion: "All Human Life is Sacred From Conception"
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities has voiced strong support for legislation aimed at revoking the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone. He is reaffirming the Catholic Church's teaching that all human life is sacred from the moment of conception.

Abortion is Wrong Because Unborn Babies are Human Beings
If the pre-born are not human, pro-life apologist Scott Klusendorf is fond of saying, then no defense of abortion is necessary. But if they are human, no defense of abortion is adequate.

Just One Study Found Abortion Pills Injured Over 95,000 Women
EPPC looked at more than 865,000 insurance claims of actual mifepristone patients and determined that the serious adverse events rate was closer to 11%!

Just war doctrine and the duties of soldiers
What of the servicemen who have to fight in the wars their governments decide to wage? Do they have an obligation to make a moral judgment about these wars in light of just war criteria?

The Parental Rights Paradox
"Teachers, counselors, doctors, and social workers all play valuable roles in children's lives. But they are not parents. They lack the lifelong attachment and responsibility that anchor parental authority. For that reason, American law traditionally resisted allowing outsiders to direct a child's upbringing. The presumption has long been that parents, not institutions, should guide a child's development."

How Trans Ideology Demolishes Itself
Insights from the Paradox Institute's Cynthia Breheny: "Proponents of trans ideology will go so far as to claim that acknowledging sex is an erasure of someone's trans identity -- even saying something along the lines of acknowledging sex erases their very personhood. And that's where the primary contradiction of trans ideology lies: in order for it to be a groundbreaking revelation about humanity, it has to have ground to stand on - it has to rely on sex."

New: IOC Policy Protects Female Sports
On Thursday, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new policy to protect the female (women's) category in Olympic sports. Eligibility for female sports will now be determined by a genetic test for the presence of the SRY gene, which triggers male sexual development and cannot change. The IOC policy is likely to have downstream positive effects on international federations and sports governing bodies. However, past Olympic medals awarded to males competing in female sports will not be rescinded.

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Editorial

When Silence Feels Too Easy: A Christian Reflection on Abortion Pills

There is a quiet change happening in our world. It is not loud, and many people do not notice it right away. But it matters. More and more, abortion is happening not in clinics, but at home, through pills. It is private, fast, and often done alone. I never imagined I would feel this deeply about something so often discussed in whispers, but headlines such as this, "Abortion Pills Now Kill 2/3 of All Babies Killed in Abortions," make it harder to ignore. Many people say the procedure is a good thing. They speak about freedom, control, and privacy. I understand why that sounds appealing. But as a Catholic, I cannot see it that way. For me, this is not just a social issue - it is spiritual. It raises more profound questions about life, truth, and what we believe about who we are. Continue reading at Fr. Jerry's Blog...

Ethical Perspectives

New! Abortion Survivors Speak to the Horror of Abortion

William Lawyer
Before children are born, we cannot communicate with them, touch them, or interact with them in the same ways we can with a child who is born. Hearing a baby's heartbeat or seeing an ultrasound image can be powerful, but to some people, the preborn child may seem much less real than the already-born babies we see around us. That is why, for decades, we have been bombarded with messages seeking to downplay the fact that abortion kills a human being.

New! Thomas Aquinas's Teaching on Immigration

Mark Powell
Drawing on the wisdom of Thomas Aquinas, this article explores a biblical framework for immigration - balancing compassion for foreigners with the responsibility of nations to protect unity and the common good.

New! Solipsism and Suicide: Should Christians Have a Say?

Ann Farmer
A critique of UK political commentator Matthew Parris challenges his reading of Christ and assisted-dying advocacy, defending Jesus' teaching on the poor, and warns that secular "solipsism" undermines compassion, dignity, and the sanctity of life.

New! Ectopic Pregnancy: Dispelling Misinformation

Susan Ciancio
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, we have seen anger. We have seen violence. And we have seen the dispersal of all kinds of misinformation - most of it aimed at increasing rage, stirring up indignation, and causing confusion. One of the pieces of misinformation that continues to spread pertains to ectopic pregnancies.

New! Dying for Truth

Judie Brown
Everyone deserves to know the truth about what it means to die. But more importantly, each of us should be aware of what others might do to rob us or our loved ones of each moment that God has planned for us during this life.

Re-examining a controversial gay parenting study

Carolyn Moynihan
The journal Demography has published a reexamination of a 2010 study that found no significant differences between same-sex and opposite-sex parenting outcomes.

Let's Not Tolerate the Intolerable!

Judie Brown
Christ is truly present - body, blood, soul, and divinity - in the Holy Eucharist. We must venerate His presence, honor Him for all He has done for us, and remain reverent at all times. Yet, too many do not take His presence seriously. Some even mock Him. Now is the time for each of us - both clergy and lay people - to stop this disgrace and return the respect to Our Lord that He deserves.

Planned Parenthood repudiates racism, eugenics, feminism and Margaret Sanger (but not abortion)

Michael Cook
Planned Parenthood has a founder problem. Margaret Sanger was a racist and a eugenicist. This is by no means news - critics of Planned Parenthood have been needling the organisation over her noxious ideas for decades. Finally, under the pressure of the anti-racist movement, Planned Parenthood has cracked.

Comments: "IVF Doctor Guilty of Misconduct"

Irving News Comments
Rather than acknowledge scientific fraud and medical malpractice and the damaging consequences they cause, all we see here are excuses of "stress" and "mental states", and complaints about the "lack of care" for doctors who find themselves in such situations -- i.e, EXPOSED. What about their professional responsibilities and accountabilities for their actions? What about the integrity of science, of medicine, of professional journals, of colleague "co-authors", of professional participants at professional conferences? What about the infertile women who are tricked into such studies? What about the masses of infertility patients who would have had this scientific fraud APPLIED TO THEM in the clinical setting by other IVF professionals had it not been caught?

"Police Fails to Conduct An Impartial Inquiry Into the Accident that Killed A Doctor", Lawyer Tells The Court

Asia Human Rights
A lawyer appearing for Dr Herath's family complained to the Gampaha Magistrate the Weeragala Police which had investigated into the accident has not reported the actual circumstances of the accident and as a result despite of this being a fatal accident, the suspect has been released on bail.

Here's The Letter Signed By Pro-Abort Catholic Congressmen

For those interested, here is a letter and a list of the "Catholic" Members of the US Congress who signed the letter to Cardinal McCarrick letting him know that they think it would "be counter-productive and bring great harm to the Church" if the Catholic hierarchy would withhold Holy Communion from Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians.

Margaret Sanger's Negro Project Is Alive and Well

Judie Brown
Planned Parenthood does not want you to know that genocide is not only prevalent, but is pushed on a daily basis in our country.

The Existence and Nature of Evil Spirit

Douglas McManaman
Synopsis: Christians believe that human beings live in the midst of a very subtle war, a preternatural war. A battle rages. This silent but preternatural war is indeed over inasmuch as victory has been won, the kingdom of darkness has been defeated (Jn 12: 31-32). But battles remain.

Anti-Semitic Students and Jewish Isolationism

Daniel Sonnenfeld
From the river to the sea, human flourishing will only be advanced through a nuanced and empathetic attitude to both sides. Radical stances that dehumanize one side, turning its babies into colonizers and marking them as legitimate targets for attack, do not advance freedom or justice. Quite the opposite.

Freedom of Conscience in the Practice of Medicine

John B. Shea
In order to play its part as an effective witness to the Faith, and to act as a light to the world, the laity must know the Faith more profoundly and practice it more consistently than ever, and must acquire a working knowledge of the theology, philosophy and science relevant to their particular station in life. In this way, lay Catholics can, in each profession and every calling in life, give a practical living example to others which can be perceived and understood to be a true witness to Christ and the good news of the gospel.