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Pope Francis has identified five key elements for Catholic Pro Life/Respect for Life work affirming that “in theological study, a pastoral perspective and attention to the wounds of humanity should never be missing.”
- Care for the dignity of the human person in different ages of existence.
- Reciprocal respect between the sexes and among the generations.
- Defense of the dignity of every single human being.
- Promotion of the quality of human life that integrates material and spiritual values.
- An “authentic human ecology,” which can help restore “the original balance of creation between the human person and the entire universe.
This is an important signal about how Pope Francis wants the Church’s pro-life activity to develop. The pontiff has stated that he wants the activity of Vatican offices dedicated to marriage, family and life issues to be “ever more clearly inscribed within the horizon of mercy.”
28th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life (20-22 February 2023) |
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United States Supreme Court Decision – June 24, 2022 |
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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Statement on the 30th Anniversary of the Morgentaler Decision |
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Priests for Life – Canada |
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Priests for Life has come to signify two distinct but related movements within the wider pro-life movement. On one level, as described below, Priests for Life refers to a very specific effort to galvanize the clergy to preach, teach, and mobilize their people more effectively in the effort to end abortion and euthanasia. On another level, Priests for Life represents a family of ministries that reach and enrich every aspect of the pro-life movement, for clergy and laity alike, in a wide variety of activities. This has come to pass precisely because priests are not ordained for themselves, but for the people. So in activating clergy, all the segments of the Church, the pro-life movement, and the wider society are activated in the defense of life. To learn more about priests’ work for Respect for Life, click Priests for Life – Canada.
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