Fr Thomas Vander Woude - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:09:45 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Fr Thomas Vander Woude - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Priest saves unborn baby through Facebook https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/07/16/priest-saves-unborn-baby-through-facebook/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:03:28 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=47096 When a priest in Virginia learnt about a young couple planning to abort their unborn baby who had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, he offered a deal: Deliver the child and he would find an adoptive family. But Father Thomas Vander Woude had to act fast. The mother was nearly six months pregnant and she Read more

Priest saves unborn baby through Facebook... Read more]]> When a priest in Virginia learnt about a young couple planning to abort their unborn baby who had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, he offered a deal: Deliver the child and he would find an adoptive family.

But Father Thomas Vander Woude had to act fast. The mother was nearly six months pregnant and she lived in a state that prohibits abortions past six weeks.

So Father Vander Woude turned to Facebook — and got over 900 responses.

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