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Pro-Life Leaders Contend With Fallout Over NY Suicide Bill, by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, June 10, 2025.

Pope Leo Upholds ‘Intrinsic Dignity’ of Humans After French Vote for ‘Assisted Dying’, by Bridget Sielicki, Live Action News, June 6, 2025.

APPALLING: Suicide Crisis Hotline Encouraged Disabled Canadian Woman to End Her Life, by Cassy Cooke, Live Action News, June 6, 2025.

Washington Post Tries and Fails to Debunk Study on Mifepristone Dangers, by Jacqueline O'Hara, The Human Life Review, May 30, 2025.​

There Are Ways to Die With Dignity, but Not Like This, by L. S. Dugdale, The New York Times, May 11, 2025.

New York Takes a Troubling Turn With Assisted-Suicide Bill, by John Ketcham, City Journal, May 9, 2025.

Pro-life Groups Can’t be Forced to Accommodate Abortions, Federal Judge Rules, by Matt Lamb, The Human Life Review, May 14, 2025.

Health and Human Services Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Orders Review of Abortion Pill, by Kate Quiñones, National Catholic Register, May 15, 2025.

Pope Leo and Pro-Life Activism, 40 Days for Life Blog, May 12, 2025.

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan Urges Catholics to Take Action as New York Suicide Bill Advances, by Bill Miller, The Tablet, May 5, 2025.

New York Must Not Legalize Assisted Suicide, by Michele Sterlace-Accorsi, Newsweek, May 6, 2025.

Planned Parenthood Selling SoHo Property, Looking to Close Only Manhattan Clinic, by Caroline Lewis, Gothamist, March 19, 2025. 
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No Greater Love: Pro-life Champion Joan Andrews Bell Reflects on Her Federal Imprisonment, Trump’s Pardon, and What’s Next, in CV Exclusive, by Annie Ferguson, CatholicVote, February 21, 2025.

NEWSworthy: After Teenager is Coerced into Abortion, New York Shields Abortionists from Liability, by Bernadette Patel, The Human Life Review, February 12, 2025.

Pro-Life Advocates Decry Trump Executive Order Expanding IVF Access, by Tyler Arnold, Catholic News Agency, February 18, 2025.

Thomas More Society Asks Trump to Pardon Imprisoned Pro-Lifers,​ by Grace Porto, CatholicVote, January 16, 2025. 

Imprisoned Pro-lifer: Why I Don’t Think RFK Jr. is the Best Person to Lead the HHS, by John Hinshaw, LifeSiteNews, January 9, 20925.

7 Christmas Carols that Mean More to Pro-Lifers, 40 Days for Life podcast, December 17, 2024.

"A Tremendous Pro-Life Leader." Obituary of Msgr. Philip Reilly, The Tablet, December 11, 2024. 

Msgr. Reilly, 90, Dedicated His Life to Fighting for Rights of the Unborn, by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, December 10, 2024.

Remembering Pro-Life ‘Helper’ Msgr. Philip Reilly, by Patty Knapp, National Catholic Register, December 6, 2024. 

​RIP: Priest took different approach to pro-life work, by John Burger, Aletia, December 4, 2024.
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Monsignor Philip J. Reilly, founder of Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, has died, by LifeSiteNews Staff, December 3, 2024.

Georgetown University Reverses Course on Discrimination Against Pregnant Student After Backlash, by Jacqueline O'Hara, Human Life Review, November 2024.

NEWSworthy: The Hidden Pro-life Story of the 2024 Election, by Paul Benjamin Linton, Esq., The Human Life Review. 

Put Your Trust Not in Princes, by Raymond J. de Souza, First Things, October 30, 2024. 

The Tragedy of IVF, by Carl R. Trueman, First Things, October 31, 2024. 

Politically Botching Abortion, 40 Days for Life podcast, October 29, 2024. 

​Can Trump Be Trusted on Abortion? by Carmel Richardson, First Things, October 3, 2024.

5 Signs That Don't Save Lives (and 5 That Do), 40 Days for Life podcast, October 1, 2024.

The Way Forward After Dobbs, by Ryan T. Anderson, First Things, October 2024.

Presidential Debate Comments
Melissa Ohden, founder and CEO of The Abortion Survivors Network comments on the recent presidential debate in this YouTube video, September 12, 2024. 

Introducing New March for Life President-Elect Jennie Bradley Lichter, press release, September 12, 2024.

Making the Case for Life in the New Abortion Landscape, podcast, 40 Days for Life, September 10, 2024. 

NY Bishops: Unborn Threatened by ‘Wolf-in-Sheep’s Clothing’ Abortion Amendment, ​by Bill Miller, The Tablet, September 6, 2024.

Live Action Founder Lila Rose Challenges Trump: ‘If you want the pro-life vote, fight for life’, by Calvin Freiburger, LifeSiteNews, August 29, 2024. 
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Court Sides With Pregnancy Centers in Free Speech Battle Over Abortion Pill Reversal, by Andrea Trudden, Pregnancy Help News, August 23, 2024.

The Exultant Nature of Today’s Abortion Advocacy, by Carl R. Trueman, Fist Things, August 22, 2024.

NY Times: Abortion Clinics Everywhere Are Going Broke, by John Sexton, Hot Air, August 17, 2024.

California Enacts Ban on School Parental Notification Policies, by Joshua Arnold, The Washington Stand, July 17, 2024.

Pro-lifers Ask Supreme Court to Overturn Decision Allowing ‘Bubble Zones’ Around Abortion Centers, by Thomas More Society, LifeSiteNews, July 17, 2024.

Dissecting the GOP Platform Disaster, by Personhood Alliance, July 16, 2024.

The Republican Party Betrays Pro-Life Principles, by Ed Mechmann, Stepping Out of the Boat, July 16, 2024.

Nassau County Legislature Acts To Protect Female Athletes, New York Families Action, June 24, 2024.

NY Judge Blocks Abortion Referendum from November Ballot, by Carol Zimmermann, The Tablet, May 8, 2024.


Elderly Jailed Pro-Lifer Allowed to See Doctor, Released From 20-hour Lockdown After LifeSite Report, by Louis Knuffke, LifeSite News, May 8, 2024.

Against the Abortion Pill, by Rachel Roth Aldhizer, First Things, May 2024.

Governor Ron DeSantis Blasts Amendment for Abortions Up to Birth: We Will Defeat It, by Steven Ertelt, LifeSite News, April 4, 2024. 

Abortion Pills and the Supreme Court, by Ed Mechmann, Stepping Out of the Boat, March 27, 2024. 

Walgreens and CVS Will Soon Hand out Abortion Drugs, by Matt Lamb, The Human Life Review, March 14, 2024. 

The Dehumanizing Reality of IVF, by Ed Mechmann, Stepping Out of the Boat, March 7, 2024.

Alabama, Frozen Embryos, and the Law, by Ed Mechmann, Stepping Out of the Boat, February 23, 2024.

Beacons of Light: Knights partner with Catholic medical centers to serve and empower women and to save lives, by Zoey Maraist, Columbia, January/February 2024.

High Court to Hear Arguments About Access to Controversial Abortion Pill, by Carol Zimmermann, The Tablet, January 30, 2024.

Those Fighting Abortion ‘Must Bring Light to the Darkest Corners,’ Bishop Says at Prayer Vigil for Life, by John Lavenburg, The Tablet, January 18, 2024.

Diocese of Brooklyn Pro-Life Marchers Say Their Faith Is Bolstered, by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, January 22, 2024.

Witness for Life Team Continues Reciting Pro-Life Rosary in Brooklyn, by Bill Miller, The Tablet, January 17, 2024.

In New Brooklyn Offices, CompassCare Works to ‘Erase the Need for Abortion’, by Alicia Venter, The Tablet, January 17, 2024. 

Another Bad Faith Attack on Texas' Pro-Life Law, by Edward Mechmann, The Human Life Review, December 2023. 

Breaking: Supreme Court to Review High-Stakes Abortion Case, by Peter Pinedo, National Catholic Register, December 13, 2023.

Chris Slattery RIP, by Anne Conlon, The Human Life Review, November 28, 2023. Includes, "Life in the Face of Death," by Brian Caulfield,  The Human Life Review, Spring 2022.

How Pro-Lifers Can Prepare for 2024, by John Grondelski, The Human Life Review, November 20, 2023. 

​BREAKING: Pro-life Rescuer Paulette Harlow Found Guilty by Pro-abortion Judge in Third DC FACE Act Trial, by Louis Knuffke, LifeSite News, November 16, 2023

Sisters of Life Celebrate Legal Victory, by Edward Mechmann, The Human Life Review, November 14, 2023.

Baptized Baby Indi Gregory Dies in Mother's Arms Following Court Order, by Andreas Wailzer, LifeSite News, November 13, 2023. 

Three More Pro-Life Activists Convicted on Federal Charges for Blockade at Abortion Clinic, By Kurt Jensen, Our Sunday Visitor, September 19, 2023.

Westchester County's Bubble Zone Has Been Burst, by Joe Barnas, Thomas More Society, August 9, 2023.

Stopping the Abortion Pill–A Major Step Forward, by Edward Mechmann, The Human Life Review, August 2023.

Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Through the Lens of Photographer Jeffrey Bruno, by K. V. Turley,  National Catholic Register, July 8, 2023. Jeffrey Bruno has photographed at pro-life events in the New York City area. 

Pro-life Heroes Father Fidelis, Laura Gies Sentenced for ‘Obstruction,’ ‘Trespassing’ over Red Rose Rescue, by Ashley Sadler, LifeSiteNews, July 1, 2023.

Father Fidelis Sentenced to Six Months in Prison After Blocking Access to Abortion Center, by Jean Mondoro, LifeSiteNews, June 28, 2023. 

The Rob Astorino Show, June 24, 2023, WABC Radio. The topic of the show was the one year anniversary of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision. Very interesting discussion from a pro-life perspective. Start listening at the 12:00 minute mark. 

Alice Lemos, of  the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, calls in at the 28:34 minute mark.

Progress, a Blue Wall, Swing States, and the Pillar of Civil Rights, by Edward Mechmann, Human Life Review, June 23, 2023.

Machete-Wielding Hunter College Adjunct Turns Herself In to NYPD, by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, May 25, 2023. The adjunct professor had a confrontation with pro-life students  at Hunter College in an earlier incident .

Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC, by Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency, May 17, 2023. 

Merchants of Death: The Men Behind the Abortion Pill, By EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers, April 13, 2023.

Always a Helper, by Brian Caulfield, Human Life Review, Winter 2023. About Msgr. Philip J. Reilly, founder of the Helpers of God's Precious Infants. 

Supreme Court Will Issue Ruling Friday on Abortion Pills That Kill Unborn Babies, by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com, April 19, 2023. 

Breaking: Red Rose Rescuers Sentenced to Jail for 'Trespassing' at Michigan Abortion Mill, by Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews, March 30, 2023. 

Diocese Taking First Steps Toward 'Walking With Moms in Need,' by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, February 15, 2023.

Pro-Life Priest Convicted, Church Militant, January 25, 2022. About Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, CFR.

Pro-Life Leaders See First Post-Roe March for Life as Beginning New Era of Education and Advocacy, by Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register, January 21, 2023.

Legal Expert: Joe Biden is Breaking Law to Allow Post Office to Mail Abortion Pills​, by Katie Yoder, LifeNews.com, January 16, 2023. 

New York City Promotes "Abortion Tourism," Come Here to Kill Your Baby, by Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com, January 16, 2023. 

New Abortion Pill Rules Challenge Catholics to Reimagine Effective Pro-Life Outreach,  By Kimberly Heatherington, The Tablet, January 12, 2023. 

The Sad Case of Frank Pavone,  by Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine, December 20, 2022. 

LifePetition Supporting Pro-life Priest Targeted by Biden FBI Exceeds 6,500 Signatures in First 24 Hours, by Piero Maresca, LifeSite News, November 3, 2022. 

The Truth About Father Fidelis, by Judie Brown. American Life League, October 4, 2022. 

A Jailed Priest's Word of Thanks and Exhortation, by Fr. Fidelis Moscincki, Crisis Magazine, August 30, 2022. 

3 Men to Serve 3 Months for Trespassing at White Plains Clinic; Say They Refuse to Pay Fine, News12 Westchester, August 2, 2022. 

Catholic Priest Gets Three Months in Jail for Going Inside Abortion Clinic to Save Babies, by Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com, August 3, 2022. 

What I Saw at the Witness for Life March, by R. R. Reno, First Things, July 7, 2022. 

Our Task in Post-Roe America, by Salvatore J. Cordileone, First Things, June 28, 2022.

The Legal Consequences of Dobbs, by  Edward Mechmann,  The  Human Life Review, June 29, 2022. 

A Time for Boldness, by Ed Mechmann, June 15, 2022

Bishop Bishop Chairmen Plead for Peace as Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations Mount Plead for Peace as Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations Mount, June 13, 2022, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 

Toward a Pro-Life Future in the Empire State, by New York State Bishops,  May 12, 2022. 

Abortion Enthusiasts Block the Front Door of Lower Manhattan Church,  by Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, May 7, 2022.

Capitol Compass Podcast, February 14, 2022, New York State Catholic Conference. Legislative news and interview with Bishop Robert Brennan. 

100,000 Pro-Life Americans March for Life, Look Forward to Overturning Roe and Ending Abortion, by Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews.com, Jan. 21, 2022.

Bishop Robert Brennan Has Advice for Those Who Are  Losing Faith with the Pro-Life Movement, Currents News Staff, Net TV, January 18, 2022. 

ER Doctors Should Falsify Records to Hide Abortion Pill Complications in a Post-Roe Era, Suggests Media’s Favorite Abortionist, By Carole Novielli, Live Action, December 15, 2021.​

Police Arrest, Drag Franciscan Priest Out of Abortion Facility in New York (Video Inside), by Jacqueline Burkpile, ChurchPOP, December 6, 2021.

Brooklyn Church Members Prevail Over New York's "Classless Politicians" and Pro-Abortion Lobby, Thomas More Society,  November 17, 2021.

Remembering Father Joseph Koterski: Jesuit, Pro-life
Advocate and Humble Genius
, by Kathryn Jean Lopez, America: The Jesuit Review, August 11, 2021.

Students for Life Rally to Support Champions of Anti-Abortion Fight, by Paula Katinas, The Tablet, June 18, 2021.

6 Tactics of Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians, The Counsel of Trent, June 24, 2021. Hosted by Trent Horn. 

“This Church Harasses Women!”: Priests Face Belligerent Mob During NYC Pro-Life March, Church POP Editor, June 17, 2021.

Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, is confronted by a pro-abortion mob during a prayer vigil at St. Paul's Church in Brooklyn. 

High Court to Hear Major Abortion Case From Mississippi in its Next Term, The Tablet, May 17, 2021.

Bishops Urge Catholics to Sign Petition Against Hyde Amendment’s Repeal, The Tablet, May 12, 2021.

Diocese of Albany Goes to Supreme Court to Fight Abortion Mandate, by Bill Miller, The Tablet, May 7, 2021.

Federal Court Criminalizes Handing out Pro-life Leaflets at Abortion Centers, by Clare Marie Merkowsky, LifeSite News, May 5, 2021.

Latest Red Rose Rescue: Catholic Priest, Pro-lifers Arrested for Refusing to Leave NY Abortion Center, LifeSite News, April 26, 2021.

Despite Public Distancing, Planned Parenthood Still Continues Margaret Sanger’s Work – Killing Children at a Profit, LifeSite News April 20, 2021. 

We Asked,  You Answered: How Former Pro-Choicers Changed Their Minds, NRL News Today, April 26, 2021.

‘Roe v Wade’ Film Aims to Accurately Portray History of Landmark Decision, by CNA Staff, National Catholic Register, February 25, 2021

Note to the Gang of Four - Please Stay Out of Poland,
by Alice Lemos,  Jewish Pro-Life Foundation Blog, March 2, 2021.

Catholic Priest Unloads on Pro-Abortion Catholics, Fr. William J. Kosco, Pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church, Buckeye, AZ, February 7, 2021. YouTube, 30:36 min. 

Panel Discussion with Four Jewish Pro-Life Women, hosted by Cecily Routman, President, Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, January 1, 2021.

Archbishop Naumann on the Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccines, National Catholic Register website, December 21, 2020.

Planned Parenthood to Remove Founder's Name From Building, Street Sign Over Eugenics, Racism, The Tablet,  July 22, 2020.

Covid-19 Vaccines: Availability and Ethics, the Magis Center, June 10, 2020. 

Women handcuffed, cited while praying outside NYC Planned Parenthood the same week of George Floyd protests, Fox News, June 9, 2020.

News Sources

40 Days for Life podcasts

Human Life International podcasts

LifeNews.com

LifeSiteNews.com

National Catholic Bioethics Center - Resources on Bioethics Topics.

Vaccine Ethics, Personhood Alliance.
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