National Affairs, Rory Leishman: For the past several years, the secular mass media in Canada have fanned the flames of anti-Christian hate, by publishing uncorroborated allegations of mass murder, torture, and other atrocities in the Church-run Indian Residential Schools. On Dec. 11, The Globe and Mail was at it again, this time defaming dedicated Catholic nuns who cared for unwed mothers and [...]
Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: As Congressional leaders worked on a deal to extend Obamacare subsidies where Democrats insisted on funds for abortion and Republicans resisted, President Donald Trump told the Republican leadership on Jan 6. “you have to be a little flexible on Hyde, you know.” The Hyde Amendment, federal law since 1976, bans federal funds from being used in Medicare, Medicaid, [...]
Donald DeMarco: Some time ago, I was involved in an abortion debate at the University of Waterloo before a large gathering of students who were largely “pro-choice.” I was one of the panelists, the only one who was pro-life. I was fully aware that my presence that evening was not going to be kindly received. I was pegged as “behind the times.” [...]
John Carpay: Darkness has descended upon Canada as Parliament contemplates extending government control over the internet. The Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) became law in 2023, and put all streaming platforms and user-generated content under the authority of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The CRTC now has control over the content produced by Canadian individuals, businesses, charities, and citizens’ groups [...]
Paul Tuns: Kelowna Right to Life Society has been erecting billboards along B.C.’s Highway 97 for with pro-life messages for years, but now B.C. Billboards, the company that sells the ad space, said it will no longer run any advertising related to abortion. Sophie Harms, a local pro-abortion advocate, attempted to purchase pro-abortion advertising that said abortion is safe, normal, and common, [...]
Interim Staff: The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a doctrinal note that states monogamy is the only proper form of Christian marriage, responding to requests from various African bishops. The document, entitled Una Caro and subtitled “In praise of monogamy,” defines marriage as “an exclusive union and mutual belonging” between one man and one woman. The doctrinal note [...]
Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent: A self-governing territory in the EU has cast aside their formerly pro-life views in favour of more permissive abortion laws in a historic vote. On Dec. 4, 2025, the Faroe Islands, a group of self-governing islands under the Kingdom of Denmark, narrowly overturned what had been one of the most restrictive abortion laws in all of Europe when the [...]
Oswald Clark, U.S. Correspondent: According to the annual report on the number of abortion mills operating in the United States, there are 657 abortuaries, down from 667 the previous year. It marked the fourth consecutive decline in the number of individual abortion facilities operating in the country. As recently as 2021 there were 718 abortion mills, that last time that the number [...]
Mary Zwicker Europe Correspondent: Dutch MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen condemned the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ initiative, saying the European Parliament should ‘give a voice to those who do not yet have one, namely the unborn children in their mothers’ wombs.’ A pro-abortion movement in Europe is pushing to expand abortion access to countries in the European Union in an alarming threat [...]
Mary Zwicker European Correspondent: There is an ongoing push by European countries to promote abortion in African nations where pro-life values still remain strongly enshrined. In recent years, various countries throughout the European Union and the United Kingdom have been working to extend abortion access to pro-life African nations, with investigative reports from the European Conservative revealing that the pro-life values of [...]
Josie Luetke: “You would prefer the human race to endure, right?” “Uh—” “You’re hesitating… Yes?” “Yep, well…I-I don’t know. I-I would—I would…um—” “This is a long hesitation. This is a long hesitation.” “There’s-There’s so many—there’s so many—there’s so many questions implicit in this.” “Should the human race survive?” “Uh…yes, but…” This June 2025 exchange between New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and [...]
Mary Zwicker: The citizens of a European country have halted the advancement of euthanasia legislation in a recent referendum. On Nov. 23, Slovenian citizens rejected a pro-euthanasia bill through a binding referendum that banned their government from revisiting the topic for another 12 months. Following the pro-life victory, conservative politician, activist, and primary leader of the referendum campaign, Aleš Primc, declared that [...]
Paul Tuns: Delegates at the Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) annual general meeting Nov. 28-30, held in Edmonton, passed several pro-life and pro-family motions including a call to defund late-term abortions, restricting, and upholding parental rights. Campaign Life Coalition endorsed 12 of the 36 policy resolutions and all 12 passed, most with large majorities of the more than 4000 delegates attending the [...]
Rory Leishman: The United States Declaration of Independence famously asserts: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” As originally understood in 1776, the phrase “all Men” in this context referred to all humans. In [...]
Oswald Clark: On Nov. 25, the U.S. State Department’s annual report on human rights practices in foreign countries stated it would classify state-sponsored abortions as human rights abuses. Also, among human rights violations, the State Department will highlight in its annual country reviews sex change treatments for minors, arrests for hate speech, government DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hiring practices, and the [...]