Protests

Forty-seven young pro-life Canadians ventured southward to the National March For Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23 to bask in solidarity with American defenders of the preborn and to help deliver a message that the future should be teeming with life as God intended.

Quebec-based antifascist groups played a key role in the disruption of the May 31 March for Life organized by Campagne Québec-Vie (CQV).

As Toronto City Council approved a bylaw restricting protests near places of worship, day cares and schools over a day-long debate, some were left questioning the delay in passing a seemingly straightforward measure, as well as its specifics.

The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the prosecution of a British woman for holding up a sign outside an abortion clinic that read: "Here to talk, if you want."

A Satanic group's effort to conduct a "black mass" at the Kansas Statehouse March 28 turned violent, leading to arrests, while across the street the state's Catholic archbishop led hundreds in peaceful prayer before the Eucharist for those who "seek to mock our merciful God."

Turkey's Christian minorities have been left in fear in the wake of nationwide disorders, which erupted following the March 19 arrest of a top opposition leader.

There was evidence of progress and setbacks on display with the second nationwide 1 Million March 4 Children on Sept. 20.

Thousands of Venezuelans at home and across the world, including in Montreal and Calgary, hit the streets Aug. 17 in protest of President Nicolás Maduro declaring that he won a third term in office.

Pro-life advocates across Florida are working diligently to inform voters about a ballot item they say contains "misleading" language and is "dangerous" in regard to women's health.

Bishops in Venezuela called July 30 for the results of the nation's heavily disputed presidential election to be verified as protests break across the South American country over the official vote count -- which gave President Nicolas Maduro a third consecutive term.