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Timeline: John-Henry Westen

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2025

  1. LifeSiteNews board removes co-founder John-Henry Westen; he is reinstated July 18

    LifeSiteNews announced that, after a board vote, co-founder John-Henry Westen was no longer CEO and editor-in-chief. On July 18, 2025, CatholicVote reported that he had been reinstated as president and CEO, with the board's decision described as subject to an administrative review. In September 2025 LifeSiteNews said an outside investigation had cleared him of wrongdoing.

    SourcesLifeSiteNews Press Statement (LifeSiteNews (X))LifeSiteNews co-founder no longer editor-in-chief, outlet announces (CatholicVote)John-Henry Westen reinstated as LifeSite President and CEO (CatholicVote)John-Henry Westen cleared of all wrongdoing (The Catholic Herald)

2021

  1. YouTube permanently removes the LifeSiteNews channel

    YouTube terminated the LifeSiteNews channel, which had more than 300,000 subscribers, citing repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy. LifeSiteNews said it was not told which video triggered the final strike and continued posting video on Rumble.

    SourcesYouTube's Permanent Ban on LifeSiteNews Prompts Censorship Concerns (Catholic News Agency (via National Catholic Register))Google-owned YouTube deplatforms pro-life group LifeSiteNews (The Federalist)

1997

  1. LifeSiteNews founded as an outgrowth of Canada's Campaign Life Coalition

    LifeSiteNews began in 1997 as a news service connected to the Canadian pro-life lobbying group Campaign Life Coalition, with Steve Jalsevac and John-Henry Westen as founding staff. Westen served as editor-in-chief from the start.

    SourcesLifeSiteNews co-founder no longer editor-in-chief, outlet announces (CatholicVote)John-Henry Westen (Catholic Speakers Organization)LIFESITENEWS COM INC (Benevity Causes)