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Diogenes sets up the pieces: Don't look now, but the Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, the religious order founded in 2005 by Father Frank Pavone, has quietly been disbanded. The Missionaries continue to exist as a lay association, but the lay members may be confused, since they originally signed up as lay affiliates of an order that no longer exists. The disappearance of the religious order reflects a decision by the Amarillo (Texas) diocese, ratified by the Vatican. In the long run, the move may presage further troubles for Priests for Life, Father Pavone's more successful venture. The...

I am a former employee of PFL (Priests for Life). I wish I could have hung on and stayed. But there is an intrinsic problem of this organization, though not lethal, impairs its work in the pro-life community. Father Frank Pavone starting cutting his teeth on media related things while still in grade school. He started out by making an environmental commercial. He has a great number of wonderful talents, but in here lies the problem. He is a prima donna - bottleneck - critical path. Almost everything at PFL goes through Father Frank Pavone. Does it need to --...

June 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com/insidecatholic.com) - Sen. John McCain reached out to Catholic voters yesterday in Philadelphia at a gathering of Catholic lay leaders and clergy. The meeting, held at the venerable Union League on South Broad St., is one in an ongoing series being held nationwide by McCain and his Catholic surrogates - Sen. Sam Brownback, Gov. Frank Keating, and former Vatican ambassador Jim Nicholson. Before his remarks, McCain met privately with Rev. Frank Pavone, president of Priests for Life. Father Pavone's organization promotes voter education and registration throughout the nation, and his pro-life advocacy has been crucial in bringing...

Before his remarks, McCain met privately with Rev. Frank Pavone, president of Priests for Life. Father Pavone's organization promotes voter education and registration throughout the nation, and his pro-life advocacy has been crucial in bringing the non-negotiable life issues to the attention of Catholic voters. The first issue addressed by McCain was abortion. He said that the "noblest words ever written" were "the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." McCain believes that those words "apply to the unborn." He reminded the Philadelphia Catholics of his pro-life voting record, adding that he would "maintain that commitment" if...

DETROIT, May 1, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A funeral Mass burial for eighteen unborn babies will be offered this Saturday, May 3, by Bishop John Quinn of Detroit.  The remains of their bodies were discovered in dumpsters at the Woman Care abortion clinic on Southfield Road in Lathrup Village, Michigan which is operated by abortionist Alberto Hodari. Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, called upon all of the nation's Catholic priests today to offer a Mass within the next few days for the "Hodari babies."  The pro-life group Citizens for a Pro-life Society headed by Monica Migliorino...

Contact: Jerry Horn, Priests for Life, 540-220-0095STATEN ISLAND, Ny., April 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today urged Christians to participate in tomorrow's 57th Annual National Day of Prayer, and to include the unborn in their prayers."On this National Day of Prayer, we turn to God in Jesus' Name, and His blessing on our nation, our leaders, and our fellow citizens. Moreover, we pray for an end to the most pervasive form of violence, that which occurs against children in the womb."Fr. Pavone praised Shirley Dobson and her entire team for the work...

NEW YORK, April 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Fr. Frank Pavone, the well-known head of the US organisation, Priests for Life, has recently posted two videos to the internet video website YouTube in which he demonstrates in graphic detail exactly what happens to a child in a surgical abortion. Using a plastic model of a child at 18 weeks gestation, a common age for surgical abortions, Fr. Pavone holds up a pair of forceps and demonstrates the procedure of dismemberment. He says dispassionately, "The forceps are used to grab one of the extremities of the child...and to pull them off....

Contact: Jerry Horn, Priests for Life, 540-220-0095 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- The case of an Oregon man who allegedly shot his ALS-afflicted wife in the head at her request exposes major problems with the philosophy behind assisted suicide, said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. "The so-called 'right' to end one's suffering by ending one's life is on a collision course with itself," Fr. Pavone said. "People will claim that restrictions or delays in exercising this 'right' only increase their suffering and therefore their right to end it." Priests for Life is the nation's largest...

Contact: Jerry Horn, 540-220-0095 AMARILLO, Texas, October 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The closing of up to five Michigan Planned Parenthood clinics in the coming months due to a reallocation of taxpayer funds to other groups will benefit the public says Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. "Less money for Planned Parenthood ultimately means fewer abortions," said Fr. Pavone. "Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider. Less Planned Parenthood equals more life, it's that simple. Hopefully, Michigan taxpayers' money will be redirected to organizations that will actually serve the public health." Priests for Life is the nation's...

Dr. McArthur Hill used to kill babies for a living. Now he has repented. At a conference of former abortionists, he shared the nightmares he had: "In my nightmares I would deliver a healthy newborn baby and I would take that healthy newborn baby and I would hold it up, and I would face a jury of faceless people and ask them to tell me what to do with this baby. They would go thumbs-up or thumbs-down and if they made a thumbs-down indication then I was to drop the baby into a bucket of water which was present. I...

Fr. Frank Pavone  Other Articles by Fr. Frank PavonePrinter Friendly Version   The State's Interest in Life April 19, 2007 On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the ban on partial-birth abortion that was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush in 2003. This is an event of historic progress for the pro-life cause, whose ultimate goal is to restore protection to every unborn child, at every stage of development. For the first time since Roe vs. Wade, the United States of America has actually banned an abortion procedure, rather than just regulated it.The pro-abortion forces attempted...

New York City has a couple of important Pro Life leaders in the Catholic Church. One is Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life. The other is Monsignor Philip Riley of the Helpers of Gods Precious Infants. Though both are priests, they take totally different approaches to Pro-Life. Father Frank Pavone rarely visits an abortion clinic (to my knowledge) when he is in New York City. Monsignor Riley, on the other hand,tries to go every day to an abortion clinic in Brooklyn. Father Frank Pavone focuses on Television and Radio ministries to achieve results for Pro-Life as well as uses...

Washington DC, Oct. 31, 2006 (CNA) - Priests for Life launched an election novena yesterday, asking that “God to give believers the grace to vote in a way that advances the Culture of Life.” The novena will run nine days, ending on Election Day, Nov. 7. The novena consists simply of saying a daily prayer prepared for this purpose. “No act of violence claims more life than abortion, which kills some 3,500 children a day in America,” said national director Fr. Frank Pavone in a press release. “How can we build a society that feeds the poor if we can’t...

Amarillo, TX (LifeNews.com) -- Leading Catholic pro-life group Priests for Life will soon begin work on its new headquarters in Amarillo, Texas on Thursday. The groundbreaking ceremony will serve as the start of work on both its international office as well as the formation of its new house for pro-life seminarians of the new society, the Missionaries of the Gospel of Life.Cardinal Renato Martino, the president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, will preside over the ceremony.During the event, Father Frank Pavone, the director of the pro-life group, will become the first member of the new community...

Terri Schiavo's brother and a pro-life priest who helped her parents and siblings in the days leading up to her euthanasia death responded to comments her former husband made in an appearance on NBC's "Dateline" on Sunday. Schiavo admitted his book he wrote about Terri and the controversy surrounding her was meant to "settle a score" with her family. He also said he had nothing to do with Terri's collapse in 1990 that put her in an incapacitated state. Responding to allegations that he may have physically abused Terri, leading to her collapse, Michael told NBC News, "They're wrong. I...

3/25/2006 8:38:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Jerry Horn of Priests for Life, 540-220-0095 WASHINGTON, March 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, and an eyewitness to Terri Schiavo's final hours, released the following open letter to Michael Schiavo tonight. Fr. Pavone will read it to a worldwide audience on an internationally broadcast religious service on Sunday morning, March 26: A year ago this week, I stood by the bedside of the woman you married and promised to love in good times and bad, in sickness and health. She was enduring a very...

Expose the Evil  Fr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life   Click here for the Spanish version Listen to the audio of this column (MP3 format) Fr. Frank's columns are podcast.  Click here for more information.  I have spent more than half my life strategizing about how the people of God can most effectively fight and end abortion. There is no one line that summarizes my conclusions better than what St. Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:11, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”   Evil flourishes when it is hidden; injustice festers when...

AMARILLO, Texas, December 22, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Priests for Life’s new Society of Apostolic Life, the Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, has received official approval from its bishop.On December 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the unborn, Bishop John Yanta of Amarillo, Texas, signed the approval for the Society that will train priests, deacons, and lay missionaries to devote their lives to the unborn. Priests of the Society make special promises related to the defense of human life, and are at the disposal of the Society to travel throughout the United States to do the...

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, thanked President Bush this morning for acting swiftly to announce a nominee for the Supreme Court. "The President has fulfilled his duty. We urge the Senate likewise to carry out their role of 'advice and consent' in a timely and fair way. "We also welcome the debate over 'conservative values.' The nation is in a culture war, and there's no need to hide that fact. Some Senators will oppose any change on the Court that would threaten so-called 'abortion rights.' But the American...

Answering Pro-Abortion PoliticiansIf you've ever written to a pro-abortion politician about the right to life, you've probably received a form letter that utilizes one of several worn-out arguments. Let's review how we answer them.1. "I respect your views, but I have to represent all the people." Our response: That's what we're trying to say to you. If you neglect the unborn, you are not representing all the people. Roe vs. Wade excludes them from protection; we demand that they be included. A public servant cannot legitimately ignore an entire segment of the public that is being destroyed.2. "I'm personally opposed...

During a Monday nights speaking engagement in Phoenix, Priests for Life founder and friend of the late Terri Schiavo and her family Father Frank Pavone put liberal Governor Janet Napolitano in her place. During the Q&A session following his talk, a local told the well-know pro-life priest that the governor says abortion is a matter between a woman and her doctor. Here's how Pavone responded: "An abortionist is not (a woman's) her doctor. She doesn't know his name. It is worse than back-alley clinics what's happening in abortion today. Are you (pro-lifers) interfering, getting between a doctor and a woman?...

Fr. Pavone is meeting with Terri's parents this weekend. He wishes for us all to email them at: terri@priestsforlife.org Also,those interested in Priests for Life for the laity email: vocations@priestsfor life.org

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, officially announced that he is founding a pro-life community dedicated to the formation and training of priests, deacons, brothers and seminarians who will devote themselves fully to the proclamation of the Gospel of Life. This initiative will be based in the diocese of Amarillo, Texas, under the authority and stewardship of Bishop John W. Yanta, Bishop of Amarillo. "It has been a dream of mine for over a decade to form a community that can accept seminarians who want to devote their entire ministry to the defense of the unborn," said...

George W. Greer, the Florida judge who ordered Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed, will receive an award today from his law colleagues, but a spiritual adviser to the late brain-injured woman's parents still insists the jurist is a "murderer." "On the night before Terri Schiavo died, I said to the national media that Judge Greer was a murderer," said Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. "I repeat that today," he said. "I use the word not in its legal meaning but in its moral meaning, that is, a deliberate action or series of actions that intentionally kill...

Frist's Solution to Judicial Filibusters Endorsed by Pro-Life Leader To: National Desk Contact: Jerry Horn of Priests for Life, 540-785-4733 WASHINGTON, April 29 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Today, Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, praised the compromise proposed by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. "It is encouraging to see that there are people of good will in Washington who are attempting to reach an agreement to solve the current constitutional crisis of judicial filibusters," Pavone said. "The Majority Leader's proposal is fair and reasonable. It allows the Senate to engage in extensive debate about judicial nominees while...

Terri Schiavo's Final HoursAn Eyewitness AccountFr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life President, National Pro-life Religious Council You may have seen on the news that I was at Terri Schiavo's bedside during the last 14 hours of her earthly life, right up until five minutes before her death. During that time with Terri, joined by her brother and sister, I expressed your care, concern, and prayers. I told Terri over and over that she had many friends around the country, many people who were praying for her and were on her side. I had also told her the same...

Statement on the Election of Pope Benedict XVIFr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement on the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI:"Priests for Life is delighted at the election of Pope Benedict XVI. For decades, he has been a strong voice in favor of life, clearly articulating the Church's teachings. In particular, he has explained how the Church must be the conscience of the state (see below). We look forward to working together with and under the leadership of the new Pope to advance the Culture of Life."The following is an...

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=45339 Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life Statement on Terri Schiavo's Death4/5/2005 8:35:00 AM To: National Desk, Legal Reporter Contact: Jerry Horn of Priests for Life, 540-785-4733; Web: http://www.priestsforlife.org NEW YORK, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the criticism some have voiced to his statements that Terri Schiavo's death was a murder, Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement this morning: "Yes, Murder. "Terri Schiavo was in fact murdered by being deprived of food and water for 13 days. The reason Michael Schiavo's attorney George Felos was so upset that I...

As Mel Gibson has pointed out, St. Petersburg, Florida Bishop Robert Lynch was "quite indifferent" to the plight of Terri Schiavo. In contrast, Fr. Frank Pavone stood with her to the end. Bp. Lynch should be removed and Fr. Pavone should be named his replacement. THE GREATEST TRIBUTE THE CHURCH CAN MAKE TO TERRI IS TO APPOINT HER DEFENDER, FR. PAVONE, TO THE BISHOPRIC OF St. PETERSBURG. FROM THERE, HE CAN WORK TO REBUILD AN ETHIC OF LIFE IN PINELLAS COUNTY.

FATHER FRANK PAVONE, PRIESTS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL DIRECTOR: Last night, I spent about two hours with her until past midnight, together with Bobby Schindler and Suzanne, and then again this morning for about an hour and a half, and then right up until about ten minutes before she died. We were praying, most of that time was spent simply in prayer, in quiet, just caressing her, and assuring her, also, of the prayers and concern of so many people around the world. Q: Was their any sign of response from Terri Schiavo?PAVONE: Yes. And let me tell you, I’ll preface...

Terri's struggle for life has ended this morning. December 3, 1963 - March 31, 2005 Attorney David Gibbs "The Schindlers said that God loves Terri more than they do." Father Frank Pavone, Natl. Director of Priests for Life "We will pray that it will never happen again."

Michael Schiavo's lawyer, Felos, just slammed Fr. Pavone of Priests for Life, for "speaking venom," among other accusations.

Father Frank's homily on Terri Schiavo, and advice to Michael [An F.R. exclusive] ... The last time I had the privilege of preaching from this pulpit, was a few days before the national elections of the United States of America last November, and do you remember how I concluded my remarks? I said, I know that the outcome of this election will be favorable to the cause of life, because I know you. That's what I said; because I know you, the people of God, who always respond when there is a need. Who always respond when they are called...

Terri Schiavo Fr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life She is not dying. She has no terminal illness. She is not in a coma. She is not on life-support equipment. She is not alone, but rather has loving parents and siblings ready to care for her for the rest of her life. She has not requested death. Yet a battle rages regarding whether Terri Schindler-Schiavo should be starved. She has sustained brain injuries and cannot speak or eat normally. Nevertheless, the only tube attached to her is a small, simple, painless feeding tube that provides her nourishment directly to...

WASHINGTON DC, USA, November 2 (CNA) - A well-known Catholic priest said he thinks most U.S. priests will vote for President George Bush in today's election.Fr. Frank Pavone heads up several national organizations (Priests for Life, the National Pro-life Religious Council, and Gospel of Life Ministries). He said he was speaking in his personal capacity, based on his conversations with priests across the country, and not as the representative of those groups.Fr. Pavone said he thinks Bush "understands Christian moral values far better than John Kerry does."Catholicism is "a religion that does not allow us to privatize human rights to...

<p>There is a chance for a historic meeting tomorrow in Cleveland, OH -- President George W Bush campaigning with Norma McCorvey (Roe of Roe vs Wade), Father Frank Pavone, and Alveda King Tookes.</p> <p>Alveda is the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr.</p>

October 12, 2004 Dear Friends, I'm sending you this special message in my individual capacity (rather than as a group leader). As you may know, one of my regular activities is to communicate with any practicing abortionists who are willing to talk. One of those abortionists has me on his email list, and he has been sending out constant emails attacking and ridiculing the President. That should certainly tell us all something about the pro-life credentials of President Bush, when abortionists campaign against him. To help you inform others of the stark difference between the Presidential candidates this year, I...

Priests for Life Leader on Tour in South Dakota to Promote a Truly Catholic Vote SIOUX FALLS, S.D., August 17, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Fr. Frank Pavone, director of the international pro-life organization, Priests for Life, will be coming into the Sioux Falls area to give several powerful talks to the clergy and the general public on August 18th and 19th. In what is being hailed as a "whistle-stop" tour of Sioux Falls, Fr. Pavone will be speaking to thousands of area residents about the November election. Fr. Pavone will also be leading a demonstration and prayer vigil in front of...

Death in the Delivery Room The Testimony of Jill Stanek, R.N. I had been working for a year at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, as a registered nurse in the Labor and Delivery Department, when I heard in report that we were aborting a second-trimester baby with Down’s syndrome. I was completely shocked. In fact, I had specifically chosen to work at Christ Hospital because it was a Christian hospital and not involved, so I thought, in abortion. It hurt so much that the very place these abortions were being committed was at a hospital named after my Lord...

SOME PARISHIONERS WALKED OUT during a homily given by Father Walter J. Quinn, O.S.A, of New York City-based Priests for Life at Sacred Heart Parish in Coronado the weekend of November 14-16. In his hard-hitting homily, Father Quinn chided apathetic Catholic laity, particularly Catholic politicians, for voting their finances instead of their faith. The following are excerpts from the homily Father Quinn gave at the 9:00 a.m. Mass, for which he received a hearty ovation."...There is nothing in our society that destroys more lives than abortion: not crime, sickness, disease, natural disasters, not even war. There are more lives taken...

<p>Daughter's recovery after six months adds layer to debate over sustaining a patient's life. To look into your daughter's vacant eyes. To hold her indifferent hand. To wonder if she knows when you leave the room. For six months, Debbie Lord tried to raise her daughter Evelyn from what doctors described as a persistent vegetative state. Some of those doctors said Evelyn would never recover. They encouraged Lord to let the girl die.</p>

The Holy Father has given a new gift to the pro-life movement. You have likely seen the picture of Jesus standing with his hand pointed to his heart, from which red and pale rays emanate. The words “Jesus, I trust in you” are at the bottom. This image represents the devotion to Divine Mercy, based on revelations given to St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938). The image itself was revealed to her, as was the “Chaplet of Divine Mercy,” in which we pray the following words: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved...

This event is being conducted by members of Priests for Life, those who are PRO LIFE are asked to attend and Participate An e-mail announcement from Fr. Peter West of Priests for Life  www.priestsforlife.org   Fr. Frank Pavone, the National Director of Priests For Life, has asked me to assemble a group of people who would be willing to join me in protesting a meeting of the National Organization of (Pro-Abortion) Women at 6:30 P.M. on July 10th in at the NOW office in  Manhattan.    E-mail to let us know if you are coming and how many in your group...

The woman known as "Roe" in the historic Supreme Court case that legalized abortion is filing a motion in federal court today to overturn the 1973 decision. The Roe v. Wade ruling should be set aside because of changes in law and new research that make the prior decision "no longer just," argues Allan E. Parker, Jr., lead attorney for the San Antonio, Texas-based Justice Foundation. Norma McCorvey Parker is representing the former "Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, who has the right to petition for reopening the case because she was party to the original litigation. McCorvey announced in 1995 she...