Wednesday, October 19, 2022012Dioceses and parish volunteers who have embraced the "Walking with Moms in Need" initiative are still in the early stages of assessing its effectiveness.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022011At an Oct. 10 ceremony at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, Catholic advocates working to bring an end to the death penalty acknowledged leaders in the fight against capital punishment in the U.S. They also vowed to remain committed to the ongoing work of building the culture of life.
Saturday, August 27, 2022041Reminding the faithful that it is a gift from God, Bishop Edward J. Burns on Aug. 22 called on them to continue to proclaim the Gospel of life in their everyday lives.
Thursday, August 11, 2022030The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to throw out the precedent set in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide, is a landmark victory but not the end of the fight for life, said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.
Saturday, July 2, 2022025
By Michael Gresham
The Texas Catholic
Pro-life advocates in the Diocese of Dallas say that while they are celebrating the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion, their work is not done.
“God has richly blessed us with the overturning of Roe. It is a huge step for life, and we are celebrating it,” said Geralyn...
Friday, June 24, 20220167On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion in this country.
Saturday, April 23, 2022039 On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a 72-year-old prisoner, Oscar Smith, citing issues with preparations of the lethal drugs to be used. The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops described Buntion's execution as...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022029As 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."
Tuesday, January 18, 2022018The 10th annual "9 Days for Life" novena, sponsored by the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, takes place this year from Jan. 19 to Jan. 27. Catholics nationwide are invited to take part in this novena for the protection of human life.
