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Maryland Catholic Conference says ‘phenomenal’ advocacy made difference in legislative session


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life, Schools, Social Justice

The Maryland Catholic Conference, Annapolis-based public-policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, worked diligently throughout Maryland’s recently completed 444th legislative session to push its support for a variety of bills and also try to help defeat a bill that will expand abortion in the state.

MCC strongly criticizes Maryland legislature’s override of governor’s veto of abortion access expansion bill


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life

Calling it “a sad day for women’s health and safety in Maryland,” the Maryland Catholic Conference strongly criticized the state’s legislature for overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that will now become law and greatly expand abortion access in the state.

Maryland bishops lead Prayer Vigil for Life and Lawmakers as legislature moves on sweeping abortion measures


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life

On the evening of March 30 a few blocks from the Maryland State House, about 90 people gathered to pray for a two-fold purpose at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis at the Prayer Vigil for Life and Lawmakers. “As people of faith and followers of Christ, we turn to prayer,” said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, one of five Catholic bishops  serving Maryland who attended the vigil.

Archbishop Lori joins USCCB president, committee chairmen to recommit church to pro-life initiatives


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Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News

As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together “in prayer and expectant hope that states will again be able to protect women and children from the injustice of abortion.”

Catholic leaders: Maryland bill would ‘expand an already extreme abortion landscape’


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life

There is a disturbing proposal making its way through the legislative process in Annapolis that seeks to enshrine abortion in our state’s constitution. House Bill 1171 is an attempt to unnecessarily amend Maryland’s Constitution to expand an already extreme abortion landscape under the guise of “reproductive liberty.”

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