Dignity of Human Life Office Diocese of Green Bay June 27, 2013 Diocese of Green Bay Responds to Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage "GREEN BAY, Wis. (June 26, 2013) - The Diocese of Green Bay and Bishop David L. Ricken stand in union with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' statement from its president Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York in regard to today's Supreme Court decisions on marriage." Read Full Press Release Here USCCB Press Release Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage: 'Tragic Day for Marriage and our Nation,' State U.S. Bishops "WASHINGTON (June 26, 2013) -The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California's Proposition 8 mark a "tragic day for marriage and our nation," said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops' Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage." Click Here to Read Full Statement Celebration of Evangelium Vitae in Rome "As part of the Year of Faith, the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization designated June 15-16 as days of celebration of "Evangelium Vitae," Blessed John Paul II's encyclical on the Gospel of Life. Events included: an Educational Conference on The Gospel of Life and the New Evangelization, featuring a Keynote Address by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke; a Holy Hour for Life celebrated by His Excellency Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.; and the weekend concluded with a Papal Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday. Several events in Rome that weekend provided the faithful the chance to gather with the Holy Father to affirm and celebrate the dignity of human life." For Pope Francis' Homily Text, Event Images, and More... Click Here Celia McKee Dignity of Human Life Coordinator Diocese of Green Bay [email protected]; 920-272-8271 Diocese of Green Bay | PO Box 23825 | Green Bay | WI | 54305 .