CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2020 / 00:52 am
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has called on Catholics to support adoptive families, while recognizing the important work of faith-based adoption agencies during National Adoption Month.
"For 25 years, our country has observed November as National Adoption Month, a time set aside to celebrate adoption and consider how we can support those who are adopted, their birth parents, and their adoptive families," he said in a statement from the diocese.
"Adoption has deep roots in our Catholic faith and is evident in Sacred Scripture, as St. Joseph was [the] loving foster father of Our Lord."
The bishop praised the work of Catholic Charities of Arlington, which began offering adoption services in 1947. That work continues today, he said, as Catholic Charities serves expectant parents who have "courageously and selflessly discerned they can best provide for their children by making an adoption plan," and helps match couples seeking to adopt with children of all ages, children with special needs, and those in foster care.