The charter "reaffirms the sanctity of life" as a gift from God and calls on those working in health care to be "servants" and "ministers of life."

Christ and his saints have a different way of calculating a thing’s worth

“Part of who we are is trying to be political without being partisan; principled but not ideological," said moderator John Carr.

80 percent of poll respondents agreed that not enough was done in their parishes to address the ongoing political upheaval.

"The dynamic has changed," said Serrin Foster. "People can’t force us into a box anymore."

Cardinal Dolan: "We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary...to reclaim the belief that a mother's womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected."