Pro-Life Ministries

“We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God; that each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence.”

U.S. Catholic Bishops, Pastoral Plan
for Pro-Life Activities, November 2001

Pastoral Plan

A Prayer for Hope

Heavenly Father, in the sacrament of Baptism, you have given us the gift of new life. Through your son our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, you have made us your own.

Help us to recognize the gift of human life as a sign of hope in our world.

Reveal to us the places where your precious gift of life is most in need of protection and  strengthen us to defend life in all stages and circumstances, from the child in the womb to the elderly and dying.

Guided by your Holy Spirit, guard us from discouragement and give us the grace to be messengers of hope, filled with confidence that nothing can separate us from your love.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Copyright © 2025, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.

Respect Life Month Events

The Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities contains four major pillars that the Bishops have set forth as elements necessary for authentic Catholic pro-life efforts in America:

  • Public Education
  • Public Policy
  • Pastoral Care
  • Prayer

Pro-Life Ministry promotes the Church’s teaching regarding the dignity of life from conception to natural death:

  • Euthanasia
  • Faithful Citizenship
  • Human Trafficking
  • IVF/Reproductive Technology
  • Natural Family Planning
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Abortion
  • Assisted Suicide
  • Contraception
  • Conscience Protection
  • Death Penalty
  • Disabilities
  • Domestic Violence

For information and resources visit usccb.org.

“Blessing of the Child in the Womb.”
A wonderful way to reach out to parents and to the child in the womb of the mother and extend the gracious greeting of Christ, the “Blessing” is explained and extended in a booklet that Archbishop Kurtz co-authored called Gift of Joy. Please consider sharing this booklet with any expectant parents you may know. To order, go to osv.com or Amazon.com.

Gift of Joy

Archdiocesan Pro-Life Event Coordinator

Stuart Hamilton
(502) 471-2154
shamilton@archlou.org
Maloney Center
1200 South Shelby Street
Louisville, KY 40203

For a free subscription to the “Dignity of Life” e-newsletter, contact Stuart.

Resources

Archdiocese of Louisville

Project Rachel
A post-abortion ministry of the Archdiocese of Louisville. To learn more, speak to someone confidentially at:
Phone: (502)-471-2155
Email

Catholic Conference of Kentucky

Faithful Citizens
Represents the Church and the state’s four Roman Catholic dioceses in public policy matters on both the state and federal levels.
Learn More >

Catholic Charities

Providing Hope. Creating Change.
Provides pregnancy and adoption service for people in need, advocates for justice in social structures and human trafficking, and calls the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same.
Learn More >

Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning, NFP
NFP, in keeping with the Church’s teaching, views fertility as a sacred reality to live rather than a problem to be solved.
Learn More >
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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