The Catholic Church’s Position on IVF: A Brief Explainer

| 03/26/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

The debate about in vitro fertilization (IVF) came into sharp focus recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos qualify as children under the state law.

The Catholic Church teaches clearly that IVF is “morally unacceptable.”

Infertility is a painful reality for many married couples who are wondering why they cannot use IVF and other assisted means of procreation to have children.

We sat down with Alexis Tracey from the Archdiocese’s Office of Public Policy to find out more about the IVF question.

Visit the Office of Public Policy’s page on the Archdiocese’s website to find out more information and learn about available resources and Catholic alternatives to IVF.

Este mes está dedicado a la reflexión sobre la vocación matrimonial y la santidad en la vida familiar.

By:

Buenas Noticias

| 07/13/2026

A New Haven, Ind., grandfather's handmade gift makes its way from a parish hobby to the hands of the first American pope.

By:

OSV News

| 07/13/2026

Sr. Jeannette built a distinguished academic career in New York, spending over two decades as a professor of psychology and eventually chairing the department at Iona College.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 07/13/2026