RESPECT LIFE

Video shows Diocese faithful gathering for respect life events at local, national levels

Faithful from all corners of the Diocese were well represented at the events commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion. Click here to see a video that highlights the various events which included the March for Life in Washington, the Statehouse Rally in Trenton …

Diocesan Respect Life Ministry announces contest winners in poster, essay, meme categories

Once again, elementary school students throughout the four counties of the Diocese of Trenton showed their support for Respect Life by creating works for the diocesan Respect Life Contest that expressed their value of life in all its stages. Working off the 2018 theme of “Be Not Afraid,” the students …

Palliative care is pro-life response to euthanasia, panelists say

ROME -- Intentionally causing a patient's death is different from accepting that a patient is dying, then providing emotional and spiritual support and pain relief, said a doctor who practices and promotes palliative care.

Respect Life Contest winners celebrated at four county Masses

The theme of this year’s diocesan Respect Life Contest was “Be Not Afraid.” It seems that Skylar Cary took the message to heart. The Holy Cross School sixth-grader and her family, who live in Rumson near the Shrewsbury River, didn’t let water-clogged roadways keep them from attending the March 4 …

Holy hours, life chains, conferences planned around the Diocese

The month of October has been commemorated as Respect Life Month by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with Oct. 7 designated as Respect Life Sunday.

Hendricks, Father Padovani to be honored during Champions for Life dinner

The 29th annual Champions for Life dinner Oct. 28 will recognize two stalwart defenders of life who have advocated for the unborn and their mothers throughout the Diocese of Trenton.

Message from Bishop O'Connell: The noble fight to Respect Life

The expression “culture warrior” is used in contemporary conversation to describe people who fight for those causes that run counter to prevailing cultural values and preferences, chief among those causes, the protection of human life in all its stages, from conception to natural death.It is rarely spoken or written in …

Annual art contest open for submissions

The Diocese of Trenton is now accepting submissions for its 2018-19 Respect Life Poster, Essay and Photo-Meme Contest, open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

March for Life in January will emphasize 'pro-life is pro-science'

WASHINGTON -- Next year's March for Life plans to fortify its pro-life message with science that proves life begins at conception and with a specific focus on stem-cell research.

Champions for Life Hendricks, Father Padovani celebrated at annual gala

Rachel Hendricks, a mother of five and longtime advocate for the unborn, delivered a call to action to the dozens of teens in the Spring Lake Heights banquet hall Oct. 28. “Our Church needs you, and our communities need you,” she said during the 29th annual Champions for Life awards …

Love focus of Holy Innocents Society Mass, luncheon

For the students in Holy Innocents Society programs, Sacramental preparation is merely the first step.

March for Life will proclaim 'Pro-Life is Pro-Science'

Faithful of the Diocese of Trenton will have the opportunity to stand for the sanctity of life alongside hundreds of thousands from around the world during the Jan. 18 March for Life in Washington.

Young voices amongst thousands speaking up for Life at March

Heeding Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.’s call to “lift up that gift of life… in gratitude, in prayer and in the hope that the only choice people will embrace is a choice for life,” many Catholic school students hailing from all four counties of the Diocese of Trenton were among …

Bishop at Mass for Life: 'Inalienable rights' not open for interpretation

Commemorating a day of sorrow for lives lost with hopeful prayers for a changed future, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., celebrated the annual Mass for Life Jan. 22 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. “The tragedy of abortion, my sisters and brothers in Christ, has continued to repeat …

OUR DIOCESE TODAY: In annual Mass, Bishop O'Connell cites inalienable rights' for every human life

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., celebrated Mass Jan. 22 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, and the Church’s designation as the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.


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