Welcome to the Home Page of the Respect Life Office of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Pope John Paul the Great began his encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, by saying "The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus' message. Lovingly received day after day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless fidelity as "good news" to the people of every age and culture." The mission of the Respect Life Office is to spread this "good news" to the people of Eastern South Dakota through prayer, education and action so that we might help build a culture of life in our diocese and beyond.