I believe that a true "culture of life" must support health and wellbeing at all stages, well after pregnancy and birth. For the sake of easier navigation, this page focuses primarily on issues of physical health, while others have been moved to the Justice & Peace page.

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General/Miscellanea

9/25/2020 MCFL virtual gala highlights battles against abortion, assisted suicide

• Includes the story of Melissa Ohden, founder of the Abortion Survivors Network

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12/25/2020 Local official welcomes bishops' guidance on COVID vaccines

1/8/2021 Cardinal O'Malley speaks out against federal executions

1/29/2021 Faith community nurses integrate faith and health care

2/19/2021 Brookline parish seminar addresses pandemic's 'enormous toll' on mental, spiritual health

4/9/2021 BC nursing students head to Northern Maine for service

5/7/2021 BC nursing students learn about community, communication during Maine service trip

5/21/2021 North End church hosts vaccine clinic

8/27/2021 Catholic Charities adds vaccine outreach to food pantry

8/26/2022 Quincy collaborative hosts 'mental health night'

10/21/2022 Physicians guild's White Mass speaker highlights CRS relief efforts

• See additional photos

6/30/2023 Catholic Health Foundation to announce annual grant winners

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Addiction

8/24/2018 Liturgy series focuses on addiction recovery

6/28/2019 Catholic Schools Office hosts 'Mental Health Week'

2/21/2020 Ministry offers hope to families impacted by addiction

3/5/2021 iTHIRST Initiative trains Spiritual Companions to accompany people in addiction, recovery

​11/4/2022 Catholic in Recovery addiction healing program comes to archdiocese

6/30/2023 South Shore ministry serves families struggling with addiction​​

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End of Life & Palliative Care

3/22/2019 Palliative Care Colloquium to explore 'Moral Distress' of patients, caregivers

4/12/2019 Palliative Care Initiative holds fourth annual colloquium

1/17/2020 Court rejects right to physician-assisted suicide in Mass.

6/9/2020 Physician-assisted suicide bill moves forward on Beacon Hill

9/30/2021 Physician-assisted suicide opponents prepare for testimony on Beacon Hill

10/8/2021 Lawmakers hear testimony on assisted suicide bills

10/22/2021 Doctors speak out on physician-assisted suicide bills

5/6/2022 MCC calls on faithful to oppose physician-assisted suicide bills​

​6/17/2022 Award-winning CatholicTV show sheds light on palliative care

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Family Planning

10/26/2018 Pastoral Center hosts Humanae Vitae documentary, speaker

7/26/2019 Campaign promotes Natural Family Planning Awareness Week​

8/2/2019 Local instructors see graces in Natural Family Planning

​7/17/2020 Spanish-speaking instructors work to bring NFP to wider audience

​7/16/2021 Archdiocese plans virtual events to mark Natural Family Planning Awareness Week​

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​Pregnancy, Abortion, and Parenting

Pregnancy and parenting support

• 8/24/2018 Pregnancy Help receives new ultrasound machine
• 9/13/2019 Quincy's Friends of the Unborn celebrates 35 years
• 9/27/2019 Parishes organize October events for Respect Life Month
• 1/31/2020  Save babies by accompanying mothers, cardinal tells Boston pro-life pilgrims
• 1/22/2021 Deacons promote life through prayer, community engagement
• 1/20/2023 St. Vincent de Paul supports Pregnancy Help
• ​1/20/2023 Archdiocesan Pregnancy Help ministry assists mothers in need

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​Post-abortion healing

• 11/9/2018 Masses of Remembrance for infant loss
• 9/20/2019 Local communities observe National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
• 2/28/2020 Speaker shares story of abortion, conversion at 40 Days for Life launch event
  • Includes the story of former Planned Parenthood worker Patricia Sandoval
• 9/24/2021 Parishes mark National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
• 1/20/2023 Project Rachel helps bring healing to women after abortion​​

Massachusetts abortion policy

• 4/5/2019 Faith leaders gather to learn about proposed abortion legislation
• 6/14/2019 Poll finds majority of Mass. voters oppose ROE Act provisions
• 9/13/2019 Effort underway to end taxpayer funding of abortion in Mass.
• 11/8/2019 Defeat of ROE Act urged at Statehouse rally.
  • Includes the story of abortion survivor Claire Culwell.
• 12/18/2020 Massachusetts bishops criticize state legislation to expand abortion
• 1/8/2021 Massachusetts bishops decry passage of abortion-expanding legislation
• 7/23/2021 Pro-life groups plan signature campaign to reverse ROE Act provision
• 9/24/2021 Signature campaign to protect born-alive infants begins
• 2/24/2023 Mass. pro-life advocates see 'inconsistency' in SJC ruling

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Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson

• 5/13/2022 Local pro-life advocates react to SCOTUS leak, contemplate post-Roe future
• 7/1/2022 Local pro-life leaders react to SCOTUS decision, reflect on entering 'post-Roe era'
• 7/1/2022 Cardinal reflects on Roe reversal, calls for support of women​​​

​Annual events

• 12/14/2018 Founding members honored at Women Affirming Life breakfast
• 1/11/2019 Witness to Life pilgrims prepare for annual pro-life march
• ​1/25/2019 Boston pilgrims 'Witness to Life". See also additional photos.
• 6/7/2019 Thousands expected for 'Night 4 Life' celebration in Quincy
• 6/28/2019 Culture of life celebrated at Quincy 'Night 4 Life.' See additional photos.
• 12/20/2019 Our Lady of Guadalupe 'a sign of life,' says Women Affirming Life speaker
• 1/31/2020 'Witness to Life' pilgrims march in Washington, D.C.
• 1/15/2021 Local, virtual events planned around March for Life
• 2/5/2021 Boston pro-life groups brave the cold to march for life
• 2/5/2021 Cathedral hosts National Prayer Vigil for Life, pro-life Mass
• 6/25/2021 A Night 4 Life speakers call for pro-life prayer, witness and action
• 1/28/2022 Boston pilgrims participate in 49th annual March for Life
• 10/7/2022 Weekend 4 Life celebrates life, calls for action
• 1/27/2023 Boston pilgrims participate in first post-Roe March for Life​
• 4/7/2023 Weekend 4 Life 2023 will highlight courageous mothers
• 4/21/2023 Weekend 4 Life highlights mothers' stories of courage​ 

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Miscellanea

• "Summer Academy Goes to Hanover," published in the fall 2017 issue of the Massachusetts Citizens for Life magazine
• 10/12/2018 Mass marks Respect Life Month​
• 3/29/2019 Mass Citizens for Life screens pro-life film 'Unplanned'
• 5/10/2019 Talks explore dimensions of 'Feminine Genius'. Includes research of former Cosmopolitan writer Sue Ellen Browder on the Sexual Revolution and the feminist movement.
• 5/14/2021 Pro-life advocates express concern as Mass. joins 'telabortion' study​
• 10/1/2021 'The Matter of Life' documentary tackles questions of abortion debate. See The Matter of Life website for more information about the documentary.
• 1/13/2023 Deacons key to archdiocese's pro-life outreach
• 1/13/2023 Pope John seminarians create video to promote Holy Hours for Life