South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Holy Mass will be celebratedat the Archdiocese of Cape Town’s Chapel (12 Bouquet Street, Cape Town, behind St Mary’s Cathedral)on Monday, 2nd February 2015 at 13h10 to mark the passing of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act on February 1,1997, and to pray for a change of heart on the part […]
Originally published in Life News Many countries around the world ban sex-selection abortion, which is the practice of killing an unborn baby through abortion because of the babies’ gender. However, as many of us know the abortion industry doesn’t always care about following the law and sometimes participate in illegal […]
Pro-lifers want City of Cape Town to lift protest restrictions South Africa’s 40 Days for Life vigil against abortion which has been taking place outside the Marie Stopes Clinic in central Cape Town since September 24 will end on Sunday, says coordinator Collette Thomas. It is the fourth 40 Days […]
Originally published in Christian News A couple in Ireland recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy after they rejected repeated pressure by doctors to abort the child over claims that he had fetal abnormalities. Melanie and Damien Sheenan shared their story with the UK’s Christian Institute, and spoke of […]
Up to a million Christians in approximately 1 800 locations worldwide took part in the various Life Chains on October 5, International Life Chain Sunday. A National March for Life, organised by the National Alliance for Life, took place in Umhlanga, Durban, with about 2 000 marching, reports the Christian […]
Pro-life groups throughout South Africa are gearing up for events on and around International Life Chain Sunday on October 5 to stand up for the right to life of pre-born babies. The fight to protect unborn babies from abortions has stepped up ever since the promulgation of the Termination of […]
Originally published in Life Site News Almost 900 medical professionals have now signed the Dublin Declaration on Maternal Health, launched in 2012 to declare that abortion is not needed to save women’s lives. Unveiled at the International Symposium on Maternal Healthcare in Dublin, Ireland, the Declaration states: “As experienced practitioners and researchers […]
Dr Faan Oosthuizen does not compromise when he talks about abortion or Christians’ general unwillingness to stand up against abortion. “God commands us: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; Defend the rights of the poor and needy; Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those […]
Originally published in Life Site News A major pro-life rally in Belfast on Saturday heard from parents whose children had life-limiting disorders and who say that better support for families, not abortion, is the answer when children are diagnosed with severe disabilities in the womb. Three mothers of babies with […]
Originally published in the Gospel Herald What should have been a joyous time for Kristi and Dave Eskelund was instead one of fear and confusion. Doctors told the young parents that their unborn twin girls were conjoined at the abdomen, and possibly shared a heart. The pregnancy, they were told, […]