Adoption

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Hands Together by Vera Kratochvil.

Scottish Catholic agency free to follow beliefs against same-sex adoption

Feb 3, 2014

A Catholic adoption agency in Scotland has avoided a threat to its charitable status that could have closed the agency,... Read more

Ultrasound And Belly by Petr Kratochvil.

Chilean lawmakers establish day for unborn children

Sep 11, 2013

By a vote of 59-27, the Chilean House of Representatives has approved a law establishing March 25 as the Day... Read more

Katie Murphy gives instructions to runners at the 2012 Run for the Little Flowers Virtual 5K. Photo courtesy of Katie Murphy.

Charity 5K takes on new meaning as family preps for adoption

Aug 29, 2013

The organizer of a charitable run to raise funds for orphans in China says the event has special meaning this... Read more

Heroic Media ad for ImPregnant.org screenshot.

Pro-adoption ad campaign results in strong response

Jun 19, 2013

A pro-life media group's ad campaign encouraging pregnant women to choose adoption has launched its third series of broadcasts after... Read more

St. Andrew's Cathedral Glasgow.

Scottish adoption agency celebrates despite closure threat

Jun 12, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

Friends of the St. Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society gathered at Glasgow’s cathedral on June 9 to commemorate its... Read more

Leigh Anne Tuohy hosts the new show Family Addition.

'Blindside' mom launching show to help adoptive families

Jun 2, 2013

The mother whose story inspired the hit movie “The Blindside” has taken on a new television series to assist families... Read more

Gay adoption bill could downsize Catholic agencies

May 17, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

As a new bill aims to bar federal funding of adoption services that do not place children with gay couples,... Read more

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French couple claims police violence at marriage march

Apr 4, 2013

A couple in France is reporting acts of violence by police officers against participants in a recent march to defend... Read more

Heroic Media ad for ImPregnant.org.

Pro-adoption ad campaign reaches women nationwide

Jan 9, 2013

A national ad campaign that promotes adoption as an alternative to abortion has reached hundreds of women and has helped... Read more

A screenshot of the Heroic Media ad for ImPregnant.org.

Media group encourages pregnant women to consider adoption

Nov 13, 2012

The Austin-based pro-life media group Heroic Media has released a new video for National Adoption Month to encourage women with... Read more

A nurse holds an orphan with a cleft lip. Courtesy Little Flower Projects.

Catholic couple's 'apostolic hobby' assists 1,400 Chinese orphans

Oct 25, 2012

For the past decade and a half, an American couple living in China have cited total reliance on God as... Read more

Robert Gilligan, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois (File Photo/CNA).

Ill. Catholic Charities seek new path without foster care, adoption

Oct 20, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

The Catholic Charities agencies of Illinois are trying to meet society’s needs “in a different way” in their first year... Read more