Catholic leaders expressed disappointment with a June 6 ruling by a federal judge in Oklahoma calling the state’s three-drug lethal injection method constitutional.
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‘Don’t look away,’ children plead to Congress in gun control message
The young organizers of Students Demand Action were the first of several groups to arrive in Washington in early June for a week of protests demanding that U.S. lawmakers pass restrictions on high-powered weapons such as the ones that have been used in mass shootings, including at schools.
Bishops’ letter asks for stronger gun control
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the chorus of leaders calling for “reasonable control measures” after the recent rash of mass shootings in the United States.
Women religious call on public to push lawmakers on gun control
Various orders of women religious said that lamenting the May 24 mass killing of 19 children and two of their teachers in Uvalde, Texas, also should accompany action so that it doesn’t happen again.
New Oklahoma law bans nearly all abortions from fertilization stage
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bills May 25, saying he has kept his promise to voters to “sign every piece of pro-life legislation that came across my desk.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: Witnesses for Life: A conversation with Monsignor James Farmer
With the Supreme Court considering overturning Roe v. Wade, Monsignor James Farmer speaks about the dignity of all human life and the call to be witnesses for life. Monsignor Farmer is the pastor of St. Thomas More in Baltimore and a longtime spiritual director to Respect Life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Pope thanks those dedicated to promoting life
Pope Francis thanked those who are dedicated to promoting life and defending conscientious objection.
Archbishop Lori calls for stepped-up support of pro-life efforts
As Americans wait for a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on overturning the Roe V. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori called on Catholics to pray for an end to abortion and to redouble their efforts in support of pregnant women and their families.
Archbishop Lori among bishops telling Congress to protect women and children, ‘stop pushing abortion’
After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees urged Congress “to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls” and “embrace” public policy initiatives that protect “both mother and child.”
Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says
The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said.
Officials condemn violence, threats after high court leak on abortion case
Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion. Some of them include Catholic churches.
Archbishop Lori calls for prayer in response to leaked Supreme Court opinion
The leak related to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization reminds us of the urgent need for prayer and action at this pivotal moment in our country.