St. Louis woman fights abortion by helping moms in Russia

Published: 2007-11-28

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) -- A brand new grandson and an interest in Soviet history brought Connie Hood into contact with one of the most desolate places in Russia. Hood, a Catholic attorney from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, discovered the Church of the Nativity in Magadan, in the Russian Far East, and ultimately became an avid supporter of a new project that aims to counter an abortion mentality that has spread over much of the region. A residential program called Nativity Inn, an outreach of the Catholic parish, aims to provide a sanctuary for new mothers who might otherwise have chosen to abort their children. Hood leads the Friends of Nativity Inn and coordinates a network of support. She developed the Web site www.NativityInn.org. She explained the project in an e-mail to the Catholic Anchor, newspaper of the Anchorage Archdiocese. She sent it while waiting in Moscow for a flight to Magadan for her first visit.

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