Father Bernard Healey submitted testimony on behalf of the Rhode Island Catholic Conference in support of the bills, emphasizing the importance of fair and just sentencing of youth in Catholic social teaching.
In his postsynodal apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis said the same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up.
The program covers life-related topics including chastity, marriage, parenting, problem pregnancy and post-abortion, natural family planning, the environment, adoption and more.