WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, the former shepherd of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, said Feb. 23 in remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual Ronald Reagan Dinner that "we must be strong in the sanctity of life,
An English Catholic bishop has denounced the first reported births of "three-parent" babies in the UK as "deeply concerning."
Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster said the creation of babies by mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) was unethical because the process involved the destruction
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, bioethicist Samantha Stephenson examines a case in Los Angeles where two couples underwent in vitro fertilization treatment only to learn that their embryos had been switched in the lab. The parents had to swap
Gretchen R. Crowe shares that while the Church has the resources and teachings to explain its stance on topics regarding the dignity of life, such as specific medical interventions such as in vitro fertilization, the sensitive topic of infertility makes these teachings
My husband and I are really enjoying our time with the newest members of our extended family: identical twins Lilliana and Francesca. They’re going on 3 years old, and it takes a lot of resolve — since they’re so adorable and so
Do the saints in heaven see and know all that we are doing? If so, do they have disappointment or sorrow when they see us sinning? — William Duncan, via email We are in the realm of speculative theology, and thus, precise
It happens all the time. You’re out at a social gathering and someone knows you are Catholic. Their curiosity, without fail, prompts them to ask questions that always have nagged at them. Why can’t priests get married, or why doesn’t the Church