{"id":1216397,"date":"2022-01-14T12:49:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216397"},"modified":"2022-01-14T12:49:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:49:30","slug":"u-s-bishops-launch-intensive-prayer-campaign-to-protect-unborn-human-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-bishops-launch-intensive-prayer-campaign-to-protect-unborn-human-life\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Bishops Launch Intensive Prayer Campaign to Protect Unborn Human Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-bishops-launch-intensive-prayer-campaign-to-protect-unborn-human-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/woman-in-white-tank-top-praying-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The United States Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (USCCB) has launched a 9-day prayer campaign for the protection of unborn human life in the lead-up to the anniversary of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife begins at conception and deserves to be protected,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.respectlife.org\/9-days-signup\">declares<\/a> the USCCB Office of Pro-Life Activities in announcing its \u201c9 Days for Life\u201d novena, to run from January 19-27.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The 9-day prayer crusade is timed to encompass January 23, the commemoration of the fateful 1973 Supreme Court decision in <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> that together with <em>Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em> made unfettered abortion-on-demand the law of the land.<\/p>\n<p>The bishops note that 9 Days for Life \u201cis an annual novena for the protection of human life\u201d with each day\u2019s intention \u201caccompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/resources\/9-days-life-novena\">text<\/a> of the novena includes prayers for an end to \u201cthe tragic practice of abortion,\u201d which \u201crejects the truth that every life is a good and perfect gift, deserving protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis violent practice ends the life of a human being at its very beginning and horribly wounds all those involved,\u201d the document states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCountless children\u2019s lives have been ended by abortion, and countless parents and family members suffer guilt, grief, and regret\u2014often in silence,\u201d the text declares, while reiterating belief in God\u2019s abundant mercy even for the greatest of sins.<\/p>\n<p>The document also asserts that from the time of creation, \u201cdisregard for human life has continued to spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we, like Cain, allow sin to find a place in our hearts, we become blinded to the truth,\u201d it reads. \u201cSometimes this blindness might be so deep that we fail to recognize the undeniable humanity of unborn children. We may even tragically believe the lie that abortion is an act of compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the prayer campaign, the bishops also make specific reference to U.S. law and the founding principles of the nation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Declaration of Independence boldly affirms that first among our inalienable rights is the right to life, given to us by the Creator,\u201d it states. \u201cYet despite being so solemnly proclaimed, the right to life is today threatened and often denied, particularly at the moments when life is most fragile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur laws should \u2014 first and foremost \u2014 protect life,\u201d it continues. \u201cBut our highest Court does not recognize children in their mothers\u2019 wombs as persons and claims that abortion is a constitutional right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who work as public officials and civic leaders have a duty to serve the common good, and therefore have a profound obligation to safeguard this most fundamental right to life,\u201d it adds, noting that \u201cthere can be no true democracy without a recognition of every person\u2019s dignity and without respect for his or her rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The novena materials also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/resources\/9-days-life-novena\">include<\/a> resources for further reading and research as well as suggestions of specific prayers to end abortion.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (USCCB) has launched a 9-day prayer campaign for the protection of unborn human life in the lead-up to the anniversary of Roe v. 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