Life Office Archdiocese of New York

The Catholic Bishops of New York State released a statement regarding the upcoming election and Proposal 1, sometimes referred to as the “Equal Rights Amendment.”

Read the full statement: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/proposal-1-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/

Photo Credit: OSV News photo/Bob Roller

Respect Life Month resources are now available for your parish, school, and ministry! To prepare for October, you can now order posters, prayer cards, and more resources with the theme "I came so that they might have life."

Respect Life Month Parish resources for celebrating Respect Life Month from the U.S. Catholic bishops

"God proves his love for us in a thousand ways. Simply to be, to exist, is to be loved... God loved you and willed you into being - totally unique, unrepeatable, irreplaceable. He wants to share his life with you." - Sr. Bethany Madonna

A memorable moment with Sr. Bethany Madonna, S.V., at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress:
"I remember meeting an aspiring actor on Broadway. He was on the brink of a massive reversion back to the Catholic faith of his childhood. He said he went to a Mass, and he wrestled through the whole thing. He wasn't even sure what he believed.
"The cross especially troubled him, and, just exasperated, he finally asked in his heart, 'So why'd your son have to die? I don't get that, and that's like the whole thing.'
"And he goes, 'Sister, I kid you not, God answered me. He said, 'When you love someone, you prove it.'
"When you love someone, you prove it. God proves his love. God proves his love for us in a thousand ways. Simply to be, to exist, is to be loved. ... God loved you and willed you into being—totally unique, unrepeatable, irreplaceable. He wants to share his life with you."

Join the Reviving America Summit, a transformative 5-week journey, starting July 29th! Awaken faith, strengthen family, protect life, advance liberty, and lead the change!

Reviving America Summit FREE ONLINE EVENT: 25+ Christ-centered leaders reveal a 5-week roadmap for renewing faith, family, life, liberty, and leadership.

Join the Respect Life Office for a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City! Led by the Sisters of Life, this pilgrimage will be an immersion in the charism of life through encountering the maternal love and presence of Our Lady of Guadalupe, experiencing her impact on the local culture, and learning from the witness of contemporary Mexican saints. We invite you to join us for this transformative experience!

Sisters of Life Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and Mexico City with 206 Tours - Catholic Pilgrimages Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and Mexico City with Sisters of Life with 206 Tours - Catholic Pilgrimages

This November's election ballot will feature Proposal One, also known as the “Equal Rights Amendment” (ERA) by supporters, which is a proposed amendment to the NYS Constitution. In short, if approved by New York’s voters, the poorly written Prop One would make abortion at any stage a state constitutional right and could infringe on parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their children, including so-called “gender-affirming” procedures.

Read our full statement: https://www.nyscatholic.org/posts/catholic-conference-urges-no-vote-prop-1-fall

Bishop Burbidge Reflects on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision and the Impact of the Eucharistic Revival on the Pro-Life Movement In advance of the anniversary of the Court’s landmark decision, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop...

Join the annual Catholic Professionals Conference and Mini-Retreat: Living by the Light, at the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, NY on Saturday, June 22nd. The conference theme is Physician Assisted Su***de and Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering.

Living by the Light: Physician Assisted Su***de and Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering Please join us on June 22nd for our annual Catholic Professionals Conference and Mini-Retreat: Living by the Light at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY. Our conference theme is Physician Assisted Su***de and Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering.

Assisted Su***de has been defeated in NY State for the 10th year in a row! Praise God!

Ulster Deanery Respect Life Committee Celebrates Demise of Proposed New York Assisted Su***de Bill - The Good Newsroom For the fifth consecutive time it was proposed, an assisted su***de bill failed to pass the New York State Legislature.

Cardinal Dolan speaks up for the pre-born in the NY Daily News

Timothy Cardinal Dolan decried the characterization who support the rights of the pre-born and their mothers as fanatics and called for all parties to find middle ground in an op-ed published in New York’s Daily News on Sunday, June 9.

“It’s a good time to ask just who the ‘extremists’ really are,” Cardinal Dolan wrote in the op-ed, which was published following comments from Gov. Kathy Hochul. After a May New York Court of Appeals ruling that would require all employers to provide insurance coverage that included abortion services without religious or conscientious exemption, Gov. Hochul referred to those who opposed the policy as “right-wing extremists.”

Read more: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/cardinal-dolan-speaks-up-for-the-rights-of-the-pre-born-in-daily-news-op-ed/

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In New Lawsuit, Pro-Life Groups Accuse New York Attorney General of Censoring Their Work

Read the full article here: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/in-new-lawsuit-pro-life-groups-accuse-new-york-attorney-general-of-censoring-their-work

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BREAKING: New York’s highest court refused to recognize the right of religious employers to be exempt from the state’s abortion mandate, requiring most private insurance plans to cover abortion, in a unanimous ruling handed down on Tuesday, May 21. Governor of New York Kathy Hochul called the plaintiffs “right-wing extremists” in a statement she issued following the ruling.

Read more about this decision and the organizations impacted: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/new-york-court-of-appeals-rules-against-religious-employers-in-abortion-insurance-case/

📸: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz

The Saint Gianna Mass: An Evening of Prayer for Couples Suffering Infertility and Miscarriage on Thursday, May 16th at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, NYC.

Mass will be followed by the veneration of the relics of St. Gianna, a reception, and the opportunity to meet privately with physicians and practitioners from the Gianna Center who specialize in assisting couples with infertility.

"Women are incredible, and when we encourage and empower them in their motherhood, even in the most difficult situations, they become the world’s greatest heroes." - Jeanne Mancini

The world’s toughest, yet most rewarding job: Moms are heroes Mothers for all time have worked tirelessly to ensure that her child feels loved and taken care of, and that her child will live a life better than she did.  

Happy Mother's Day! "The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral - a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby's body... The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God's creative miracle to bring new saints to Heaven. Only a human mother can. Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature; God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation... What on God's good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother?" - Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty

Abortion advocates in at least 15 states are seeking to qualify ballot measures for November that would enshrine abortion protections in law or their state constitutions, and some efforts recently got a step closer.

An effort in New York was tossed off the ballot — for now — when it was blocked by a judge who found that state lawmakers failed to follow procedural rules for passing constitutional amendments.

Read more: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/proposed-abortion-ballot-measures-in-several-states-move-closer-to-qualifying-for-november/

📸: OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review

Please pray for the legal protection of all pregnancy centers in New York! On May 6th, New York Attorney General sued Heartbeat International and a variety of other pregnancy centers in New York, accusing them of sharing false or misleading information about the Abortion Pill Reversal. The Thomas More Society, representing these pregnancy centers, had preemptively sued the Attorney General on April 30th, requesting court intervention against this legal action and to safeguard the constitutional rights of these pregnancy help organizations.

New York Attorney General Sues Pro-Life Groups over Abortion Pill Reversal Process - The Good Newsroom Recently, Columbia University in New York has become the epicenter of U.S. college protests and encampments demanding an end to U.S. support of Israel, now at war with Hamas following that group's Oct. 7, 2023, attack on approximately 22 locations in Israel.

Join the Archdiocese of New York Respect Life Office for a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City!

Led by the Sisters of Life and Fr. Enrique Salvo, this pilgrimage will be an immersion in the charism of life through encountering the maternal love and presence of Our Lady of Guadalupe, experiencing her impact on the local culture, and learning from the witness of contemporary Mexican saints.

As Patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn, Our Lady of Guadalupe is a powerful intercessor and mother for all those involved in building and living a culture of life. We invite you to join us for this transformative experience! www.206tours.com/archnyrespectlife

You are invited to participate in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Route to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage! Join pilgrims walking through our Archdiocese from May 22-26! View the timeline of stops and events here: archny.org/eucharisticrevival/pilgrimage

The St. Gianna Novena starts Friday! Join thousands of Catholics in prayer for moms in need from April 19-27: https://www.walkingwithmoms.com/saint-gianna-novena

The 10th National Eucharistic Congress is taking place in Indianapolis this July! Come encounter the living Jesus Christ, experience renewal, and be sent out "for the life of the world." www.eucharisticcongress.org

The Mommy Storeroom is now open at St. Philip Neri in the Bronx! For more information about how to donate items, volunteer, or sign up for an appointment, read this The Good Newsroom article.

Catholic Education and Family Center at St. Philip Neri Hosts Farmers Market, Helps Mothers in Need - The Good Newsroom The Archdiocese of New York launched the Catholic Education and Family Center at St. Philip Neri in the Bronx last Fall.

Cardinal Dolan speaks out against Assisted Su***de in the Daily News.. Contact your legislator today!
https://www.nyscatholic.org/nys-catholic-conference-action-center

Legislation legalizing physician-assisted su***de (PAS) should be opposed and defeated, Timothy Cardinal Dolan wrote in an opinion piece published on April 7 in the Daily News. Two bills, A995A and S2445A, being considered by the New York Assembly and New York Senate, respectively, could legalize PAS if passed.

Read more of the cardinal's comments: https://thegoodnewsroom.org/cardinal-dolan-physician-assisted-su***de-is-not-a-good-answer/

📸: OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review

Finding Hope: Several women share their journey towards a path of hope through the help of the Project Rachel Ministry, as they found healing from the hidden wounds of suffering an abortion.

Finding Hope! Several women share their journey towards a path of hope through the help of Project Rachel Ministry, as they found healing from the hidden wounds of sufferi...

"I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope... The Father of mercies is ready to give you his forgiveness and his peace..." - St. John Paul II
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Life has triumphed over death!
Happy Easter from the Archdiocese of New York Respect Life Office.

Join us in prayer in advance of the oral arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear tomorrow, March 26th, for a case that has the potential to make a major impact on the widespread accessibility of chemical abortion, by restoring limitations previously overridden by the FDA.

Dearest St. Joseph, at the word of an angel, you lovingly took Mary into your home. As God’s humble servant, you guided the Holy Family on the road to Bethlehem, welcomed Jesus as your own son in the shelter of a manger, and fled far from your homeland for the safety of both Mother and Child. We praise God that as their faithful protector, you never hesitated to sacrifice for those entrusted to you. May your example inspire us also to welcome, cherish, and safeguard God’s most precious gift of life. Help us to faithfully commit ourselves to the service and defense of human life - especially where it is vulnerable or threatened. Obtain for us the grace to do the will of God in all things. Amen.