U.S. bishops reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade with appreciation for the decision, combined with an emphasis on the long road and important work ahead in terms of support, advocacy, and dialogue with abortion supporters.
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Welcoming Court’s Decision, Leaders Say it’s Time to Build Pro-Life Culture
The 6-3 ruling to overturn Roe came in the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was a challenge to a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.
Overturning Roe v. Wade: “An Important Step,” Bishop Brennan says
“A historic day,” is how the Catholic bishops of New York state, including Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn, described June 24 — the date Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
Decades of prayers from pro-life advocates were answered this morning as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and in doing so abolished the legal right to an abortion at the federal level, and returned the jurisdiction back to state lawmakers.
Pew Research Report Sparked U.S. Bishops to Unveil Revival
The backstory of the National Eucharistic Revival planned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) includes surprising statistics from a Pew Research Center study revealing beliefs on a subject at the heart of the Church’s mission.
COVID Changed Bishops’ ‘Journeying Together’ Initiative in ‘Fascinating’ Ways
When about 300 Catholic leaders gather Thursday, June 23 to Sunday, June 26, in Chicago for the U.S. Bishops’ Conference’s “Journeying Together” initiative, they’ll have completed almost two years of virtual meetings and dialogues that weren’t originally planned, but which laid a foundation for them to build upon.
SCOTUS: Tuition Program Excluding Religious Schools is Unconstitutional
In a 6-3 ruling June 21, the Supreme Court said a Maine tuition aid program that excluded religious schools violated the Constitution’s free exercise clause.
DACA at 10: Recipients Facing Uncertainty
On the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 executive order signed by then-President Barack Obama — the offices of District Three Youth & Adults Inc. on Wyckoff Avenue was as busy as ever with staff members assisting DACA recipients looking to file renewal applications.
Immigrants Ask Congress to Take Action
Jessica Astudillo was in high school before she learned she was an undocumented immigrant. Her parents sat her down and told her the truth — they brought her to America from their native Ecuador when she was two years old.
Cardinal Gregory on 20th Anniversary of Dallas Charter: ‘The Task is Not Complete’
The nation’s Catholic bishops have made progress in regaining the trust of the laity since approving a groundbreaking document in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis two decades ago, but for Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory “the task is not complete.”