Catholic bishops appeal for peace as attacks on pro-life groups, churches rise

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, greets members of the New York National Guard who participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **Two leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for peace Monday amid a rising number of attacks on Catholic parishes and pro-life pregnancy centers.

“For two years now, Catholic churches have been attacked and vandalized at an alarming rate,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said in a statement. “Only rarely have the motives been clear; when they were, it was often opposition to the Church’s teachings…