A Culture of Life

Sexuality Education in New Zealand Report finds resources ‘seriously flawed’ – recommends adults guide students with authority, firm rules and high expectations

“We must provide students with an ideal to strive for, one that offers them the healthiest option physically and emotionally. The healthiest ideal is to postpone sexual activity until adulthood, and ideally, until marriage." This is the recommendation of Miriam…

Persons of good will must be attentive to all laws which safeguard the dignity of human life

Evangelium Vitae Day for English speaking pilgrims began with an inspiring catechesis from Cardinal Raymond Burke, who explained the relationship between the New Evangelization and being actively involved in promoting the dignity of human life in the political sphere.  He…

Let us say “yes” to life and not death: Pope Francis at the Mass for Evangelium Vitae Day

"Let us say “Yes” to life and not death. Let us say “Yes” to freedom and not enslavement to the many idols of our time. In a word, let us say “Yes” to the God who is love, life and…

Day Celebrating the Evangelium Vitae (Gospel of Life)

This weekend thousands will converge upon Rome to celebrate in this Year of Faith, the Gospel of Life.  John Paul II wrote in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, "The Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus' message.  Lovingly received…

Vatican Cardinal: Contraception ‘is fundamentally an anti-life act’

This article by John-Henry Westen reports on Cardinal Raymond Burke's recent interview where he discusses how contraception leads to abortion.  You can view the video of the interview at the bottom of the article.  Reposted from LifeSiteNews.com. June 12, 2013…

Courageous mum chooses life despite “hopeless” diagnosis for her unborn baby

The NZ Herald recently reported a beautiful good news story of a courageous young mother who chose to give life to her unborn baby after being told by her doctors that the child she was carrying, if it survived, would…

Happy Families, Healthy Economies: Our experience of the 7th World Congress of Families

by Ian and Clare McClean, Family Life International NZ - Wellington We were privileged to recently attend the 7th World Congress of Families held in Sydney’s unique Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops at Redfern. Around 800 people from all around the world…

90 percent of unmarried couples with babies will break up by baby’s teens: Study

LONDON, May 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Half of all British children born this year will be living with only one parent by the time they reach their teens, a study has revealed. The study, titled “The myth of long-term stable…

Gosnell case used by ALRANZ to justify decriminalisation of abortion in New Zealand

Unsurprisingly, the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand (ALRANZ) has echoed the thoughts of Ilsye Hogue, President of NARAL, using the Gosnell case to justify the need for decriminalization of abortion in New Zealand. A recent blog post authored…

Dame Colleen Bayer honoured at Investiture Mass for pro-life work

Saturday, May 11th was a very special day for the New Zealand pro-life movement as Colleen Bayer, Founder and Director of Family Life International NZ, had her life’s work acknowledged by the Catholic Church. Earlier this year, Bishop Patrick Dunn,…