(LifeSiteNews) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked the faithful to invoke the intercession of St. Joseph, Defender of Life In a July 24 announcement, the USCCB emphasized that people should not be forced to pay for the killing of unborn children or the facilities that murder them and encouraged Catholics to say a prayer to St. Joseph, Defender of Life, each day leading up to October 1, the first day of Respect Life Month. The U.S. bishops’ announcement comes after a federal judge blocked part of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (BBB) that bans federal tax dollars going through Medicaid to any organization that commits abortions for reasons other than rape, incest, or supposed threats to the mother’s life for one year. “Americans should not be forced to pay for the killing of preborn children or fund the clinics that kill them,” the statement said. “The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities is inviting Catholics to join a focused …
"The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities is inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of prayer to stop taxpayer funding of the abortion industry." 2025 Nationwide Invitation to Prayer