Welcome to the May 4, 2022 edition of Just 3 Things, the weekly social action newsletter of the Office of Human Life & Dignity. If this email was forwarded to you, and you'd like to receive it each week, please click here.
Melissa Vlach
Social Action and Digital Media Coordinator
Office of Human Life & Dignity
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Social Action and Digital Media Coordinator
Office of Human Life & Dignity
Archdiocese of San Francisco
The bishops of the California Catholic Conference, including Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, have issued a statement in response to the leaked Dobbs ruling and California's response. After the draft ruling was leaked, suggesting that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, Governor Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, and Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins issued a statement vowing to enshrine abortion into the state constitution.
The California bishops' response stated that this move would destroy lives and called for "the Church and its 12 million Catholics to engage with their communities, actively and publicly oppose this amendment, and fulfill our baptismal responsibility to protect life at every stage, and at every opportunity."
The Vatican's Migrants and Refugees Section has released a video celebrating their fifth anniversary. The video highlights some of the organization's activities, including addressing human trafficking, supporting people displaced by the climate crisis, and observing the annual World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
The Migrants and Refugees Section was founded in 2017 by Pope Francis after his visit to Lampedusa and Lesbos "to support those who are forcibly displaced by conflict, natural disaster, persecution or extreme poverty; and those who fall victim to human trafficking."
Laudato Si' Week will be celebrated from May 22-29, 2022. This year's celebration marks the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for our common home.
There will be a number of virtual events throughout the week, including an opening prayer by Pope Francis at the weekly Angelus. This year's in the fourth global celebration of Laudato Si' Week, and the 2022 theme is "Listening and Journeying Together."
What's coming up:
- May 14 _ Restorative Justice Monthly Breakfast at St. Agnes. Buy tickets here.
- May 20-22 _ Women's Retreat for Healing after Abortion. Learn more here.
- May 21 _ Restorative Justice Monthly Breakfast at St. Mark. Buy tickets here.
- June 8 _ Father's Day cards due for Cards of Mercy project. More info here.