Respect Life Month

RLM Bishop Burbidge video message

Read Bishop Burbidge's statements for Respect Life Month

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Being in radical solidarity with women who are pregnant or raising children in difficult circumstances means putting our love for them into action and putting their needs before our own. Pope Francis reminds us that solidarity ‘refers to something more than a few sporadic acts of generosity. It presumes the creation of a new mindset,’ a transformation within our own hearts.

- Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities

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Virginia Catholic Conference Resources

Find election information, flyers, parish resources, and a pre-election letter issued by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout in English and Spanish.

Visit vacatholic.org/election2023 to learn more.

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Gabriel Project parish-based pregnancy help

Gabriel Project offers emotional, spiritual, material, and financial support through a pregnancy helpline and parish-based volunteer “Angel” support. Clients are matched with a peer companion who can offer emotional and spiritual support during pregnancy.

Gabriel Project seeks to support pregnant women in need, helping them to realize their tremendous worth and helping to instill them with the confidence they need to achieve their dreams as they carry their babies to term.

Also offered: Pre-natal care assistance, financial assistance, and referrals to parish ministries, Catholic Charities and other organizations.

Pregnancy Helpline: Call us at (703) 841-3810.

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Project Rachel after abortion care

Project Rachel is a diocesan post-abortion ministry that offers an integrated approach to healing for anyone affected by abortion.

Offering compassionate support from trained staff, priests and licensed mental health professionals who understand the experience of unresolved sorrow, trauma and grief. Offering care, compassion and sensitivity.

Project Rachel Ministry can be reached at (703) 841-2504 or info@helpafterabortion.org or info@ayudadespuesdelaborto.org.

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Want to get involved?

Help advance the Church’s pro-life mission by donating your talent, time, or treasure. Volunteer opportunities available. Give a gift for life; visit arlingtondiocese.org/giftforlife.

To find out how to get involved in Respect Life, contact Amy McInerny, Director of Respect Life, at (703) 841-3817, or respectlife@arlingtondiocese.org.

To find out how to get involved in Gabriel Project and/or Project Rachel, contact Sarah LaPierre, Director of Gabriel Project and Project Rachel, at (703) 841-3812 or sarah.lapierre@arlingtondiocese.org.