“The family is not made for society; rather, it is society which is made for the family.” (Venerable Pope Pius XII)

Missouri voters have a chance to reverse an expansive 2024 pro-ab*rtion measure, but the Show-Me State remains a complicated pro-life battleground. Read more: ow.ly/Hsm35100FYZ

"Lord God, from You every family in Heaven and on earth takes its name. Father, You are love and life. Through Your Son, Jesus Christ, born of woman, and through the Holy Spirit, the fountain of divine charity, grant that every family on earth may become for each successive generation a true shrine of life and love. Grant that Your grace may guide the thoughts and actions of husbands and wives for the good of their families and of all the families in the world. Grant that the young may find in the family solid support for their human dignity and for their growth in truth and love. Grant that love, strengthened by the grace of the sacrament of marriage, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our families sometimes pass. Through the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that the Church may fruitfully carry out her worldwide mission in the family and through the family. We ask this of You, Who is life, truth and love with the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen." St. John Paul II, pray for us and for all families! 🙏💛

Bishops and priests remain active in Nevada, Virginia, Idaho, and Missouri, as they prepare Catholics to vote on referendums that could reshape ab*rtion policies in their states. Read more: ow.ly/Wt3Z50ZZU6H

A new program from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), part of HHS, gives expecting parents access to federally funded programs that will help them raise their child. The program and its recognition of the preborn is meant in part to help keep children out of foster care and with their birth parents. Secretary Alex Adams, assistant secretary for ACF, explains how it can benefit the preborn and their parents. Watch the full story: ow.ly/eqVs50ZZqX1

Lawmakers in Canada indefinitely suspended a measure to allow assisted su*cide and euthanasia when the only underlying condition is mental illness. At the same time, pro-lifers in Canada say the country’s parliament expanded the practice by allowing advance requests from people who fear they will suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Amanda Achtman, from “Dying to Meet You,” says the troubling news puts many Canadians at risk. Watch the full story: ow.ly/RwaB50ZZ1u8

A report from Campus Reform says students at colleges and universities across the country are automatically enrolled in health care plans that fund so-called gender affirming treatments. Esteban Elizondo, associate editor for Campus Reform, examines the report’s main findings and whether this is happening at Catholic and Christian schools. Watch the full story: ow.ly/1WNJ50ZYw0O

Churches in Rome are a place to gather for worship and prayer. Some of them are also home to remarkable works of art with a pro-life emphasis. EWTN Vatican Contributor Zofia Czubak tours a couple of churches with art historian Elizabeth Lev to discover ways art can inspire a culture of life, specifically through the example of the Annunciation. Watch the full story: youtube.com/watch?v=12B-4_my…

Elizabeth Lev, Art Historian Based in Rome, on a piece by Filippino Lippi: “So what we're looking at is not only the Annunciation, we're not only talking about the incarnation, again, above an altar, but we also see this concept of intercession, right?"

Amanda Achtman, Founder of “Dying to Meet You”: “If persons with dementia are the new expendable demographic, traded for those with depression whom the government has realized it’s too unpopular to euthanize, that is the devastatingly sad position to which we have now come.”

Esteban Elizondo, Associate Editor, Campus Reform: “I would encourage all families: Read the fine print of your health insurance plans. … We need to give families a choice. It shouldn’t be automatic that to send your student to a university as a condition of enrollment."

Secretary Alex Adams, Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families: “What we are trying to do, most importantly, is prevent entry into foster care. Anything you can do to prevent foster care entry is worthy of consideration.”

Peter Northcott, Director for State Strategies for National Right to Life Committee: “This election is so important. Midterm elections, where voter turnout is so low, if you are pro-life, please get out to the polls."

Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer, Vatican says; the Holy See Press Office confirmed Tuesday evening that the nodule removed during Pope Leo XIV’s surgery was cancerous. Let us pray for Leo XIV, our Pope. 🙏 May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Our Father. Hail Mary. O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, look favorably on your servant Leo XIV, whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd; grant, we pray, that by word and example he may be of service to those over whom he presides so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care, he may come to everlasting life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

She said that she was “approximately 20, 30 minutes away from being ab*rted” when her mother changed her mind. Read more: ow.ly/Ltb950ZXe8a

Amid the widespread availability of ab*rtion pills from telehealth, a new initiative is seeking to turn remote health care services into something positive and “life-affirming.” The Guiding Star project says it offers comprehensive care for women while affirming their fertility and listening to their concerns. Laura Ducote, nurse practitioner with Guiding Star, reveals the program’s faith-based and wholistic roots, and how women who are interested can learn more. Watch the full story: ow.ly/bxPr50ZWUrJ

Just steps from one of the most recognizable landmarks in Rome is a historic church set for a new chapter. Work is underway for the Church of the Nativity of Jesus, which dates from the 17th Century, to become the Eternal City’s first pro-life shrine. EWTN Vatican Contributor Zofia Czubak goes to the church and speaks to a trio of priests who reveal how the project began and why it is so important to them. Watch the full story: ow.ly/oisq50ZWple

“The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N. said during the 81st General Assembly. Read more: ow.ly/7nSo50ZW4KA