A group from Buffalo will travel to Uganda in May as part of a mission trip to the Diocese of Maska. Among the group of five participating in the trip will be Father Ronald Sajdak, pastor of St. Martin de Porres Parish in Buffalo, and Gregg Prince, director of Radio Ministries.

Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Mexico and Cuba proved to be more than a pastoral visit from the leader of the Church. 

Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, to strengthen Christian voices and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues. 

As members of Congress prepare to take a final vote on health care reform legislation, it is important to reiterate my position, and that of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

For decades, the Catholic Church in this country has advocated for affordable, accessible health care for all, including the poor and vulnerable. However, we cannot, in good conscience, support any bill that violates the longstanding federal policy against the use of federal funds for elective abortions, and health plans that provided coverage for such abortions, a policy upheld in all health programs covered by the Hyde Amendment as well as in the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.