Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
‘An unborn child is a child’: Lawyer questions lack of empathy regarding pregnancy loss
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (1374+ words) August 23, 2026 Diego López Marina News Briefs 0 Print Ecuadoran lawyer Pablo Proaño’s remarks followed the death due to a pregnancy complication of Stefano, the son of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and his wife, Lavinia Valbonesi. Ecuadorian lawyer Pablo Proaño questioned the…...
Surrogate mother faces $100,000 lawsuit from biological parents for refusing to abort baby
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1069+ words) August 21, 2026 Amira Abuzeid News Briefs 0 Print McKenna West fled to Texas to give birth to the baby after his parents demanded he be aborted due to a heart condition. A California couple is suing their surrogate mother for refusing to…...
Legislator proposes bill to ban surrogacy in Colombia
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (548+ words) August 20, 2026 Eduardo Berdejo News Briefs 0 Print The bill would penalize all parties involved except the woman carrying the baby, who would be considered the legal mother. A bill has been introduced in the Colombian Congress to ban surrogacy, commonly referred…...
“Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1123+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2026. August 16, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 10 Print Readings: • Isa 56:1, 6-7 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 • Mt 15:21-28 “Why doesn’t God answer my prayer? I feel as if God is ignoring me!” Have you ever had those thoughts…...
Surrogate mother who refused to abort baby gives birth amid ongoing legal dispute
1+ week, 2+ day ago (843+ words) August 14, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print A baby born to surrogate mother McKenna West is receiving medical care in a Dallas children’s hospital. The surrogate mother who refused to abort her baby after the biological parents allegedly called for an…...
Nonprofit’s global review finds family-led development creates lasting pathways out of poverty
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1130+ words) August 11, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print More than a decade of evaluations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America found that family-led development is a consistent driver of lasting progress for families experiencing poverty in Unbound’s programs. Unbound, an international nonprofit…...
On Abortion Pills, Wastewater, and Public Trust
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (541+ words) August 9, 2026 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. Essay, Features, Opinion 0 Print One scandal of the COVID era was the alliance between government and some social media platforms to suppress doubt and dissent about the regime—especially compulsory vaccinations—to control the pandemic. A…...
Study shows society’s religious norms can affect children’s anxiety
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (810+ words) August 9, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print The study, which looked at data over three decades, reports that a country’s religious values may serve as “a protective factor” against anxiety issues in children and adolescents. Religious faith in society may do…...
Rebuke, revelation, and redemption: Saint Peter falters on the stormy waters
2+ week, 1+ day ago (768+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, August 9, 2026. August 8, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 3 Print Readings: • 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a • Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 • Rom. 9:1-5 • Mt 14:22-23 A few years ago, I led a Bible study through the Book of Proverbs. It is, of course, filled with…...
Texas Children’s Hospital fined for performing illegal ‘sex-rejecting’ procedures on minors
2+ week, 2+ day ago (816+ words) August 7, 2026 Amira Abuzeid News Briefs 0 Print Texas Children’s will pay $10 million to resolve the claims, with $8,576,000 going to the state of Texas, as well as fund, for five years, a first-of-its kind detransition clinic. The historic settlement agreement between Texas…...