Did you catch what Gov. Tom Wolf said about Senate Bill 3?

After a 10-5 vote out of committee yesterday, SB3, a much-needed improvement to our nearly 30-year-old abortion law, is now before the full State Senate for a vote that may come as early as tomorrow, Wednesday, February 8th.

Simply put, SB3 would stop dismemberment abortions, a procedure where the unborn child is torn into pieces in the womb and bleeds to death. SB3 would also end abortions after 20 weeks, a time when that child can feel and react to pain. (Read more from our Citizen Action Center).

Yet after SB3 was successfully voted out of committee, Governor Wolf was quick to make this statement:

“[SB3] flies in the face of everything I stand for.”

Really Governor Wolf? There’s not a thing within you that would rally to the aid of a helpless, innocent human baby in the womb targeted for demise by dismemberment? SB3 would only impact a small percentage of all abortions, and would bring us closer to the vast majority of nations that prohibit these later-term abortions. Talk about being out of step.

In fact, the US is one of only seven nations, including China and North Korea, that permit elective abortions after 20 weeks. And within the US, there are now 20 states that limit abortion to the first 20 weeks.

Governor Wolf is proving he’s just as extreme as Planned Parenthood. Making this extreme statement against a committee vote and on the eve of his budget address may be bewildering, but when one sees how Planned Parenthood spent hundreds of thousands to push his election, sadly, it’s unsurprising.

Three Things I’m Asking You Do To:

Pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood are pushing hard to prevent SB3 which is why your voice is needed right now. Here’s are three steps you can take – the first being the most critical:

Step 1. Contact your State Senator: “Yes on SB3.” With a vote by the full State Senate on SB3 to come as early as this Wednesday, a phone call would be very helpful: according to our records your State Senator is your state senator. Also, an email to reinforce your support of SB3 is important too – to save you time, use our Citizen Action Center to send: tinyurl.com/YESonSB3

Step 2. Attend a #ProtestPP Rally this Saturday. Take advantage of this opportunity to share facts about Planned Parenthood, like using our reportExtreme: Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania, and highlighting the need to take action on SB3 with attendees. For more about the #ProtestPP rally, visitprotestpp.com.

Step 3. Help us reach more people about the need to support SB3. We know Planned Parenthood and others are lobbying hard and spending money right now to try to stop SB3 from a Senate vote. If you’re able, a financial contribution to PA Family Council will help us reach more PA families to get involved in this effort.

And please be sure to share the need with your friends and family –tinyurl.com/YESonSB3.

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It is times like these when I am so glad to have your partnership. Thank you for your support and for your timely response to SB3.

For life,

Michael Geer, President

Pennsylvania Family Council

Your help is urgently needed to contact the White House today. Please let the Trump Administration know that we expect them to do what President Trump promised yesterday in his remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast when he said, “that my administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty in our land.”
Whose voice do you want the President to hear? Public outcry by forces hostile to our religious freedom has already begun. They are attempting to pressure the Administration into not issuing the order. If we do not raise our voices today, friends, President Trump may hear only the demands of those with an agenda disrespectful of our rights to live according to our deeply held beliefs. It is up to us to let him know what we expect. Please act today!

Our religious freedoms have been disrespected and greatly eroded in recent years. Just ask the Little Sisters of the Poor, those California churches forced to provide abortion coverage in healthcare, or those who have been punished for running their family businesses according to their deeply held beliefs. The President can and should issue an Executive Order that protects the religious liberty of all people, of all faiths, at all times.
It is in the Trump Administration’s power to immediately issue an Executive Order to restore the federal government’s respect for the religious freedom of individuals and organizations by establishing a government-wide initiative to respect religious freedom. Please urge the White House to defend our first freedom by sending the message we have prepared for you. Please share this alert on social media.
Thank you for acting now to defend life and religious liberty!
Together we will be heard!

There’s something Planned Parenthood and PA Family Institute can agree on:

Planned Parenthood needs to be called out. See this video to know why:

The bishop-chairmen of two USCCB committees expressed concern and disappointment with President Donald Trump’s decision to retain President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13672 of July 21, 2014, which prohibits federal government contractors from undefined “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” discrimination, and forbids “gender identity” discrimination in the employment of federal employees.

You can read the full response HERE.

In his latest column Archbishop Chaput writes, “…individuals have obligations to the common good, and governments have a particular duty to provide for public security; otherwise they lose their legitimacy. But we can’t serve the common good by exploiting or callously mistreating individuals, especially the weak. Being ‘prolife’ involves a great deal more than a defense of unborn life, though it should naturally start there. We also have grave responsibilities to the poor, the infirm, the elderly and the immigrant – responsibilities that will shape our encounter with the God of justice when we meet him face to face.

There are few embodiments of the weak more needy or compelling than refugees. This is why the Church in the United States has reacted so strongly, so negatively — and so properly – to President Trump’s executive orders of January 28. ”

You can read the complete column by visiting www.CatholicPhilly.com or opening the attached document.

On Tuesday, January 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) with bi-partisan support. The vote was 238 for, and 183 against, with 11 not voting. Thanks to all who urged their members to support this by responding to our call for action. Together we were heard!

Please follow up with your member of the House now. We want to be sure to thank all the representatives who used their votes in favor of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, to keep our tax dollars from funding and promoting abortion. It is important that they hear from us when they boldly support life. It is also important to let those members who voted against the bill know that we are disappointed and expect better in the future. We have prepared an appropriate message to send to your representative which reflects his or her vote.
 

Whether you are in DC for the March for Life or at home, you can be heard in the halls of Congress whenever you take action on an alert. Thank you for standing with us and for raising your voice for the voiceless.

Together we will be heard!

 
Amy McInerny
Executive Director

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/7xbkPxQ19T_AhiUO808ZTg

Thank you to all who joined us on the bus to Washington D.C for the annual March for Life! 41 Parishioners from Saint Frances Cabrini as well as several others from surrounding Parishes marched on Friday to support the Pro-Life Movement.  Here are some photos from the day.

Click HERE to view more pictures!

Here is how the Pennsylvania delegation voted today on H.R. 7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017:

As per today’s USCCB alert, “Please Support the BRIDGE Act and Protect DACA Youth.”

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I am writing to share information regarding an upcoming Archdiocesan pilgrimage to Fátima and Lourdes during this spe­cial 100th anniversary year of the apparition of the Blessed Mother. The trip will tour several towns and shrines throughout Portugal, Spain and France where Our Lady appeared. The pilgrimage will feature adoration in Saint Stephen’s Church in Santarém, Portugal, the site of the miracle of the Bleeding Host; Mass at the Capelinha, built over the holm oak tree where Our Lady appeared five times to the three shepherd children: Lúcia, Jacinta, and Francisco; a visit to Aljustrel where the Angel of Fátima appeared and Valinhos where Our Lady appeared in August 1917; a tour of the Atlantic coast, beaches, and markets of Nazaré; a visit to the Gothic Cathedral of Santa Maria de Burgos in Burgos, Spain; a tour through Loyola as well as the places connected with Saint Ignatius; and a guided tour of Saint Bernadette’s home and the healing waters in Lourdes, France. Pilgrims will leave Philadelphia Monday, June 5th, 2017 and return Monday, June 12th, 2017. *Registration for this pilgrimage is due by March 15, 2017.* The attached flyers contain additional information. Please consider sharing them broadly. Thank you for your kind assistance as well as all of your continued work on behalf of those entrusted to your pastoral care.

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