Cardinal urges pro-life leaders to transform U.S. culture of death

Published: 2004-08-16

ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Pro-life leaders must continue to do what they can to transform a culture of death into a culture of life, Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore told a group of pro-life directors from around the country. More than 100 diocesan and state pro-life leaders gathered in St. Louis Aug. 5-7 to share their ideas, network and talk about their accomplishments and challenges within the pro-life movement. The annual meeting of diocesan pro-life directors and state Catholic conference directors, sponsored by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities and the pro-life committee of the St. Louis Archdiocese, was held at the Drury Plaza Hotel Downtown in St. Louis. More than 60 dioceses were represented. The conference gave directors a chance to talk about timely issues within the pro-life movement, said Mary Jaminet of the pro-life secretariat. Topics included stem-cell research, partial-birth abortion, nutrition and hydration and the participation of Catholics in political life.

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