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.
‘Archbishop Lori values life, period’ May 1, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop Lori Milestones, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Whether visiting adults with developmental disabilities at Camp GLOW, advocating against physician-assisted suicide or supporting women in crisis pregnancies, respecting the sanctity of life has been one of Archbishop Lori’s top priorities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Maryland advocate Deirdre McQuade, 53, helped communicate bishops’ pro-life message April 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Respect Life, World News Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade, who for more than a decade shared perspectives of U.S. bishops’ and the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life, died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
Honor, protect dignity of elderly, pope says at audience April 20, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The fourth commandment does not only imply honoring one’s father and mother, but also the respect and care for the dignity of older generations, Pope Francis said.
Inmate chooses death by firing squad, calls choices unconstitutional April 20, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Richard Moore, a South Carolina death-row inmate, chose death by firing squad over electrocution but described both methods as unconstitutional.
Cardinal Gregory urges reflection on ‘weighty moral question’ of capital punishment April 19, 2022By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington venerated the cross of Jesus and urged the faithful to “consider carefully the impact that capital punishment has on us as a society.”
