US bishops gather in Baltimore for their Spring Assembly. / Kate Veik/CNA.
CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
All of the U.S. bishops will descend upon Baltimore next month for their 2023 Fall Plenary Assembly in which they will be votin.
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington. / Kate Veik/CNA
Denver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 14:52 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Catholic bishops have praised a federal court’s action to restore limits on the use of the abortion drug mifepristone and urged an end .
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington. / Kate Veik/CNADenver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 14:52 pm (CNA).The U.S. Catholic bishops have praised a federal court s action to restore limits on the use of the abortion drug mifepristone and urged an end to the distribution of the life-ending drug, just hours before the Supreme Court announced a temporary stay on the decision."The 5th Circuit was right to recognize the dangers of unrestricted chemical abortion to women s health and safety. We are grateful for the restoration of protections and any limitation on the use of these lethal drugs." Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said Friday."We hope that the final ruling will result in removal of chemical abortion from the market altogether. Abortion is never the right choice for a difficult or unexpected pregnancy, as it always ends one life and risks another," the bishops stat
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Members of the Holy Land Coordination meet with young people of Jerusalem at St James the Apostle Beit Hanina parish, May 21, 2022. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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