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A baby girl at Mary’s Comfort maternity home in Springfield, Virginia.

Volunteering at a maternity home for crisis pregnancies: What to know

Oct 31, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Kathleen Moyer, president of the Mary’s Comfort Board of Directors and a dedicated volunteer, shared about her experience volunteering there... Read more

Father Jonathan St. André, TOR, blesses the dining room of Guadalupe House, a maternity home for pregnant students designed to provide a faith-filled environment to support student moms as they continue their education at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Franciscan University of Steubenville opens maternity home for students

Feb 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Guadalupe House is near campus and enables pregnant mothers enrolled at Franciscan University to stay at the house for up... Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia (center), at his blessing of Mary’s Comfort maternity home on Aug. 9, 2024. More maternity homes are popping up across the United States to house and support pregnant mothers and their babies since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. 

Maternity homes are on the rise post Roe

Sep 23, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

There are now more than 450 maternity homes in the U.S. — a 23% increase since the Dobbs decision overturned... Read more

Gianna Emanuela Molla joins a private birthday dinner for Cheryl Calire at The St. Joseph Chapel at the Mother Teresa Home.

Diocese of Buffalo welcomes Gianna Emanuela Molla for events honoring her mother

Jul 19, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Gianna Emanuela Molla was in attendance when the eighth pregnancy outreach center named after her mother was opened July 11... Read more

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