International Pro-Life


This page includes information and links to organizations with which the Respect Life Office has directly worked to defend the sanctity of human life internationally.   To learn how your organization can be included in our list of resources, please contact the Respect Life Office.
Human Life International -- www.hli.org

Human Life International’s (HLI) mission is to defend the God-given right to life and dignity of all human persons from conception until natural death.  HLI is a Catholic apostolate seeking to respond to our calling as followers of Jesus Christ by building a Culture of Life and of Love around the world through education, outreach, advocacy, and service.  HLI pursues this mission through the following efforts:
  • Address all life issues with fidelity to the teaching of the Catholic Church, including: abortion, contraception, chastity, marriage, and family, with love for all of God’s people regardless of their beliefs.
  • Train, organize and equip pro-life leaders around the world to defend life in their home countries. While completely faithful to the Holy Father and to the Magisterium, HLI is also ecumenical and work with people of all faiths to advance the cause of life.
  • Advocate in the public square for a clear understanding of authentic, basic, fundamental human rights granted to all people by God.
  • Uphold and defend the authentic social and moral teaching of the Catholic Church on issues related to life, marriage, and family.
  • Serve and protect the most vulnerable members of society, each of whom is made in the image and likeness of God.
  • In response to our Lord Jesus Christ, serve our brothers and sisters by living out the Gospel of Life and by proclaiming a message of mercy.
  • Empowering families around the world
  • HLI believes the specific concerns and needs of local communities can be best identified by those who live there. Thus, their world headquarters, located in Front Royal, Virginia, is an educational apostolate devoted to empowering their international leaders and the people they serve.  Global satellite offices have:
    • Founded crisis pregnancy centers
    • Taught young couples Natural Family Planning
    • Trained seminarians to be pro-life priests
    • Equipped counselors to advise families in crisis
    • Educated civic leaders on pro-life issues
    • Hosted pro-life and pro-family radio and television programs
    • And much more!​
Population Research Institute -- ​www.pop.org 

The Population Research Institute is a non-profit research group whose goals are to expose the myth of overpopulation, to expose human rights abuses committed in population control programs, and to make the case that people are the world’s greatest resource.  Their growing, global network of pro-life groups spans over 30 countries and has contributed to.
  • Debunking the myth of overpopulation, which cheapens human life and paves the way for abusive population control programs
  • Exposing the relentless promotion of abortion, abortifacient contraception, and chemical and surgical sterilization in misleadingly labeled “population stabilization,” “family planning,” and “reproductive health” programs.
  • Defunding these programs by exposing the coercion, deception, and racism inherent in them.
  • Emphasizing that people are the most valuable resource on the planet, the one resource we cannot do without.
  • Promoting pro-natal and pro-family attitudes, laws, and policies worldwide.
  • Encouraging programs to help the poor become agents of their own development.
Vitae Foundation  -- www.vitaefoundation.org

Vitae Foundation is a non-profit, educational organization focused on creating a Culture of Life by using research-based messaging and cutting edge media to inform women facing an untimely pregnancy about local Pregnancy Help Centers; educating the public about the value and sanctity of human life; and restoring the value of life as a core belief in the American culture.

Vitae has become a resource and standard bearer for pro-life media both nationally and internationally. It is unique in the scope of expertise it offers the pro-life community.  Vitae provides everything from quantitative and qualitative research of selected audiences and markets to professionally produced ad messages.

Additionally, Vitae lends expert advice on marketing strategies, as well as use of its messages to collaborating respect life organizations and Pregnancy Help Centers.