Committee on Pro-Life Activities Archives

Final HHS rule helps ‘restore rights of health care providers,’ say bishops
- Jun 13, 2020
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops’ committees welcomed a final rule implemented by the Trump administration June 12 to restore “the long-standing position of the federal government that discrimination on the basis of ‘sex’ means just that and does not refer to ‘termination of pregnancy’ nor ‘gender identity.'”

By Julie Asher
USCCB launches ‘Walking With Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project
- Mar 10, 2020
U.S. Catholic bishops are being asked to invite the parishes in their dioceses to join a nationwide effort called “Walking With Moms in Need: A Year of Service” from March 25 of this year through March 25, 2021.

By Catholic News Service
Archbishop Naumann calls Senate rejection of pro-life bills ‘appalling’
- Feb 26, 2020
By blocking two pro-life bills from going to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote, senators “failed to advance two critical human rights reforms that most Americans strongly support,” the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee said late Feb. 25

By Catholic News Service

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman asks Catholics to serve mothers in need

Jan 22, 2020

In marking the “sorrowful anniversary” Jan. 22 of the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing abortion nationwide, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee said the Catholic Church’s pastoral response to all mothers in need “will soon intensify.”

By Catholic News Service

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