October’s Urgent Call - 10/2/26

U.S. bishops request prayer and action on abortion pills during Respect Life Month. Bishop Daniel Thomas, the U.S. bishop's pro-life chairman, called on Catholics to pray and advocate against abortion pills and to continue supporting mothers and those seeking healing after abortion. Bishop Thomas said, Our Blessed Mother is our model for upholding the sanctity of all human life in every stage and circumstance. We entrust all our efforts to protect mothers and babies to her motherly care. Which we greatly need at this time.

The U.S. Bishops launched a nationwide initiative August 18, and this participation continues through October 31. The campaign invites Catholics to seek St. Joseph's intercession, learn and share information about abortion pills, and send messages to pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies involved in their distribution. Today, the abortion rate is tragically climbing, along with increased health risks, said Bishop Thomas. The Food and Drug Administration has enabled... Nationwide mail order abortion industry by allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed in telehealth appointments sold both at neighborhood pharmacies and online, circumventing state laws that protect life in the womb.

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