ASPAC Bangkok an Overwhelming Success Flags of Nations Participating in ASPAC Bangkok (2017) ASPAC, Asia’s largest pro-life conference sponsored by Human Life International (HLI), has just concluded to great fanfare in Bangkok, Thailand. Held every two years, ASPAC Bangkok 2017 registrants hailed from 21 nations around the world, [...]
Humanae Vitae Turns 50 in 2018 “The unchangeable teaching of the Church is under unprecedented attack today.” – John Smeaton (SPUC) Starting with the entire assembly singing Veni Creator Spiritus, the “Voice of the Family” (VOF) coalition opened its October 28th symposium at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas, the Angelicum, [...]
The FIBIP, a Name in Catholic Bioethics Cardinal Elio Sgreccia Curiously, perhaps the most important event at the recently concluded general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life in October was a momentous board meeting of FIBIP. What is FIBIP you may well ask? The Federazione Internazionale di [...]
HLI Ugandan Mission Hits the Road It is said of postal workers: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” But they have nothing on HLI Affiliate Director for this Ugandan mission, Father Jonathan Opio. With HLI since [...]
PAV "Second to None" Defending Life On Thursday, October 26th, Human Life International (HLI) President, Father Shenan J. Boquet, met with His Excellency, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President for the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV). Also present at the meeting from HLI were Father Francesco Giordano, Director of HLI's Rome office, [...]
Essure Sterilization Hurts The Essure coil is a female sterilization method manufactured by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer since 2002. Bayer has now withdrawn the device everywhere … except the United States. And U.S. is the device's biggest market. As pointed out in the BBC and HLI links above, Essure [...]
Conscientious Affordable Care Act Relief for Christians Today President Trump overturned the violence perpetrated by the Obama Administration in its direct assault against family, life, and conscience through the “birth control mandate” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). Under President Obama, the ACA required all employers provide contraceptives [...]
House Resolution 36 Passes the House of Representatives Human Life International (HLI) celebrates the action taken by the House in passing H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, late yesterday. President of HLI, Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, commented: “HLI affirms the protection of every life from the moment of [...]
Three Planned Parenthoods Blocked Before Doors Open Three Planned Parenthood abortion centers have been stopped within days of opening. Human Life International’s President, Father Shenan Boquet, is ecstatic: “Lives will be saved! Pray these mills are all shut down, that those who perpetrate these crimes are converted and turn back [...]
"I have come that may all have life" (John 10:10) As we approach autumn, it is good to harken back to the springtime. Then Human Life International’s Hispanic section, Vida Humana Internacional (VHI), was instrumental in starting a pilot program. The aim was to train 250 volunteers from seventeen parishes across [...]
