Archbishop Joseph Naumann Archives

Pro-life leaders say amendment would ‘enrich’ abortion providers overseas

Nov 25, 2019

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, and 17 other pro-life leaders have called on President Donald Trump to block an amendment they say would “enrich global abortion providers,” which currently is part of a Senate appropriations measure.

By Julie Asher

Archbishop invites church to join a year of service to pregnant women

Nov 12, 2019

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann sees the day that Catholic parishes can be one of the first places a woman facing an unexpected or challenging pregnancy can turn to for assistance rather than think of seeking an abortion.

By Dennis Sadowski

Report outlines ‘dangers, harms’ assisted suicide laws pose to disabled

Oct 18, 2019

The National Council on Disability said in a new study that “the dangers and harms” physician-assisted suicide laws present to people with disabilities “appear to be as significant today” as they were in 1997 and 2005, when the council earlier analyzed the harms of such laws.

By Julie Asher

Jurors deadlock in trial of priest accused of molestation

Sep 17, 2019

A Kansas jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions.

By Associated Press

New documentary looks at immigrants’ integration into U.S. heartland

Jul 28, 2019

Filmmakers Matthew McGlinn and John Altman set out to, in McGlinn’s words, “elevate the conversation” about immigration with their new documentary, “Immigrants in the Heartland: Who Are We Following?”

By Mark Pattison

AMA applauded for reaffirming its opposition to doctor-assisted suicide

Jun 13, 2019

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee praised a June 10 decision by the American Medical Association to reaffirm its long-standing policy against physician-assisted suicide.

By Catholic News Service