Bishops’ letter asks for stronger gun control June 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress 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 May 27, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News 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 May 27, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News 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 May 23, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life 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 May 23, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News 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 May 19, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court 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’ May 12, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News 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 May 12, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News 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 May 10, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News 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 May 4, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court 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.
Outside the Supreme Court, Catholics join diverse chorus on abortion May 4, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Crowds arrived in Washington shortly after the online news site Politico published a report late May 2 from a leaked draft opinion signaling that the majority of Supreme Court justices seem set to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 legal decision that legalized abortion in the country.
Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision May 3, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2.
