Archdiocese of Newark

Archbishop of Newark

Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin,
C.Ss.R., D.D.

Biography

Archbishop of Newark

Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, C.Ss.R., D.D.

Biography

Announcements

Jan. 12, 2022

NJ Bishops' Statement on the Passage of the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act into Law

The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey join to express our profound disappointment and deep concern about the passage of S49/A6260 - - the Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act, which codifies into state law an individual’s right to an abortion, including late-term abortions. This law departs from the fundamental Catholic teaching that all life is sacred from conception to natural death.

January 7, 2022

Statement of the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on S49/A6260, Legislation that would Codify Abortion Rights into State Law

The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey join to express our strongest opposition to S49/A6260. This harmful legislation would: codify into state law an individual’s right to an abortion, including late-term abortions; potentially violate the religious freedom of healthcare workers and hospitals; and require private businesses to expand group health coverage to include abortion services.

January 7, 2022

Lasting peace happens when we work for justice, says Cardinal Tobin in latest newsletter

In his latest newsletter to the faithful, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., writes, "Peace is such a simple, universal concept. Why is it so hard to achieve—in our personal lives, our families, our neighborhoods and our world?...Peace is the absence of violence, but it’s also much more."

January 6, 2022

NJ Catholic Conference Urges Legislature to Vote No on Bill that would Expand Abortion Services

The New Jersey Catholic Conference (NJCC) is calling on Catholics and all people of good will to urge their state elected officials to vote “no” on S49/A6260, legislation which effectively serves as a replacement to the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA). The RFA was a controversial bill introduced in October 2020 that would have expanded abortion services in New Jersey to include late-term abortions, state-funding for abortions, mandating health insurance coverage for abortion services, and allowing for non-physician medical providers to perform abortions, all of which the NJCC vigorously opposed.