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Pro-Lifers Did More than March In Washington
BY Joseph Esposito 26TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE WAS THE CENTER OF A GLITTERING ARRAY OF EVENTS
January 31 - February 6, 1999 Issue 
WASHINGTON—The 26th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion brought 100,000 pro-life marchers to the nation's capital, and prompted Norma McCorvey, the “Roe” of Roe v. Wade infamy, to call Jan. 22 the annual “National Day of Death.”
McCorvey, now a pro-life activist, drew a... READ MORE
Death Penalty Disappearing From Europe as Codes Change
BY Lynne Weil
January 10-16, 1999 Issue
Catholic News Service
ROME—The death penalty is disappearing from Europe as former members of the Communist bloc, now trying to gain acceptance in other international groups, change their penal codes.
In 1997 and 1998, several Central and Eastern European countries reduced or eliminated their use... READ MORE
The Gospel Of Life
January 10-16, 1999 Issue
The Gospel Of Life
Lawmakers have a special duty to vote for laws that promote the culture of life--even laws that do not perfectly express it, writes John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae.
A particular problem of conscience can arise in cases where a legislative vote would be decisive for the passage... READ MORE
Republican Pro-Lifers Reach Top Spots
BY Joseph Esposito
January 10-16, 1999 Issue
Washington Bureau Chief
House leadership sees strong gains, but will past rifts return?
Washington Bureau Chief
WASHINGTON—It may seem that the Republican Party is far from falling prey to the forces that have practically banished pro-life advocates from the Democratic Party.
After all, the House... READ MORE
Pro-Life Leader Launches Billboard Campaign
BY Joseph Esposito
January 10-16, 1999 Issue
Scheidler tries a cost-effective way to reach women in crises
Washington Bureau Chief
Washington Bureau Chief
WASHINGTON—Participants in the March for Life this month in the nation's capital will be greeted by a new pro-life billboard campaign urging people to “See the World through the Eyes of a... READ MORE
‘Stem Cell’ research Opens Door to Human Cloning
BY Greg Chesmore U.S. and British pro-lifers warn against 'intrinsic evil' of act
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
Just when is a human being really a human being?
While this question has been at the center of the abortion debate for decades, a new development in Great Britain and an intensifying debate in the United States may force policy-makers, finally, to address the question.
On Dec. 9, Britain's Human... READ MORE
The Gospel Of Life
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
Speaking about the Church's mission and human freedom, Pope John Paul II says in Redemptor Hominis:
Jesus Christ meets the man of every age, including our own, with the same words: “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
These words contain both a fundamental requirement and a... READ MORE
Annual March is Pro-lifers’ ‘Family Reunion’
BY Joseph Esposito
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
WASHINGTON—If there is one event symbolic of the pro-life movement, it's the March for Life. This annual pilgrimage to the nation's capital calls attention to abortion, which has now claimed more than 37 million unborn children in the United States since 1973.
For a quarter century, throngs of men,... READ MORE
South Korea bans funding for human cloning research
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea banned funding last week for research into human cloning but acknowledged that it cannot stop “maverick doctors” from forging ahead with the controversial procedure.
The move came after a medical team at Seoul's Kyonghee University announced earlier last week that it... READ MORE
Arizona Couple Can’t Afford Unaborted Child
January 3-9, 1999 Issue
TUSCON, Ariz.—An unsuccessful abortion has left an Arizona couple with a son they claim they can't afford. That's according to the lawsuit filed by Mary Long and her husband against an abortion practitioner and Planned Parenthood. The couple's lawyer, William Wilkinson, says they already have a... READ MORE
The Gospel Of Life
December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
1999 is the year of God the Father, the last year of preparation for the millennium, the Grand Jubilee of the year 2000. In the encyclical Dominum et Vivificantem, Pope John Paul II calls us to prepare our minds and hearts for this great celebration.
In the time leading up to the third millennium... READ MORE
Cardinal Decries Drugstore’s Teen Birth-Control Program
BY Paul Burnell
December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
MANCHESTER, England—British Catholics are boycotting the country's largest pharmaceutical chain after it was revealed that teen-agers will be given free contraceptives at one of its stores.
The move by Boots in its busiest store in Glasgow, Scotland, brought a swift rebuke from Thomas Cardinal... READ MORE
Calendar of Events-January 1999
December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
3-8: Youth Ministry Conference
Featuring Scott Hahn Sponsored by Franciscan University of Steubenville Phoenix, Ariz.
For more information call 602-820-7001
8-10: Deacons for Life and Family International Conference
Featuring Deacon Keith Fournier, director of Deacons for Life and Family... READ MORE
LIFE in 1998-VICTORIES and DEFEATS
December 27, 1998-January 2, 1999 Issue
JANUARY
A Pro-Life Activist Returns to Jail
A judge in Pittsburgh sentences Joan Andrews Bell to serve three to 23 months in jail for violating terms of her probation after she joined a picket at an abortion clinic.
Healing From the Pain of Abortion
Rachel's Vineyard is a post-abortion healing... READ MORE
Poland’s Pro-Life Struggles Are Paying Off
BY Jonathan Luxmoore But leaders say fight is far from over
December 12-20, 1998 Issue
WARSAW, Poland—Few pro-life campaigners could fail to admire Ewa Kowalewska.
Her work began in the early 1970s, when she was a member of Gdansk's Catholic Students Association. But it took off in 1989, with the collapse of communist rule, when she and her husband began issuing a whole newspaper,... READ MORE
THE GOSPEL OF LIFE
December 12-20, 1998 Issue
In Redemptoris Mater Pope John Paul II speaks to us about Mary's openness to God.
The word of the living God, announced to Mary by the angle, referred to her: “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son” (Luke 1:31). By accepting this announcement, Mary was to become “Mother of the... READ MORE
Can an Unborn Child Sue His Mother?
BY Mike Mastromatteo Case before Canada's high court has attention of leaders on both sides of abortion debate
December 12-20, 1998 Issue
TORONTO—Canada's pro-life community will watch with more than passing interest a Supreme Court decision weighing the right of children to sue their mothers for injuries suffered prior to birth.
The case revolves around 5-year-old Ryan Dobson of Moncton, New Brunswick, who was injured in a March... READ MORE
Health Plan Puts ‘Morality Before Economics’
BY Joseph Esposito A project in the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., could be the beginning of something big
December 12-20, 1998 Issue
An innovative health plan offered by the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., which excludes coverage for abortion and sterilization and includes such pro-life initiatives as natural family planning, is stirring hopes for a similar project nationwide.
The health plan, which has been in place for six months,... READ MORE
The Gospel Of Life
December 06-12, 1998 Issue
In Evangelium Vitae, Pope John Paul II speaks of the responsibility with which health-care personnel should carry out their duties, in particular their responsibility in upholding life in all circumstances.
A unique responsibility belongs to health-care personnel; doctors, pharmacists, nurses,... READ MORE
Execution Up Close Underscores The Indignity of Death Penalty
BY Nancy O'brien
December 06-12, 1998 Issue
DALLAS—When the State of Texas executed Jonathan Wayne Nobles on Oct. 7 for the 1986 murder of two women, Bishop Edmond Carmody lost a friend and Third Order Dominicans lost a brother.
Nobles, who converted to Catholicism seven years ago, fasted on his final day and took Holy Eucharist as his final... READ MORE
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