Pro-Life Activities

USCCB Respect Life serves the U.S. Bishops’ goal of building a culture of life “from womb to tomb”.

Welcome to USCCB Respect Life

We help local Respect Life ministries, as well as individual Catholics, to live and share Christ's Gospel of Life. Here, you can find pro-life prayers and devotions; facts about abortion, euthanasia, and bioethics; resources for supporting local ministries; Action Alerts to raise your voice politically; and practical help with sharing the truth about dignity and value of every human person.

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Called to Serve Moms in Need

In Spring 2022, the USCCB president and several bishop chairmen of committees serving women and families proclaimed “a vision for our society ... in which the legal protection of human life is accompanied by profound care for mothers and their children.” 

To help make this vision a reality, the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities provides resources focusing on the message, "Called to Serve Moms in Need."

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Walking with Moms in Need

Walking with Moms in Need is a time of service in which Catholic parishes and communities "walk in the shoes" of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Everyone should know how to help moms in difficult circumstances. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, we can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and we can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women. And where there are few local resources, we can create our own, based on the gifts of the parish community! We hope you and your parish will join us in this Year of Service.

Learn more here.

The Truth About Abortion and Women's Health

This one-page resource dispels the many myths which claim restrictions on abortion will limit women's access to life-saving care. This resource can be printed in parish bulletins, included in newsletters, shared on social media, and more in order to help educate Catholics about these false claims.

Get informed!

Join Respect Life Prayer and Action

Babies in the womb are more vulnerable than ever. When you sign up for Respect Life Prayer and Action, you will receive: prayers, action alerts to contact Congress and government leaders, service opportunities for at-risk women, and more to help protect the innocent against attacks on human life.

Join thousands of Catholics as we seek to transform our culture. Together, we are powerful!

Sign up here!

Tell Congress not to take innocent lives!

No Taxpayer Abortion

Congress is trying to force Americans to pay for abortion. The Hyde Amendment and similar laws have protected taxpayers from funding elective abortion for 45 years. Now, powerful members of Congress want to take away these laws that both Democrats and Republicans have supported for nearly half a century.

Sign the petition here!