Topeka ? One day after Gov. Kathleen Sebelius delivered a lecture at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Archbishop James P. Keleher issued a statement telling Catholic institutions to stop inviting politicians who favor abortion rights to give presentations.

Keleher’s decision was stated in The Leaven, a weekly publication of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan.

Sebelius, a Catholic in favor of abortion rights, was invited to speak Thursday as part of the Catholic school’s Lincoln Lectureship. She spoke about education and economic development.

The event sparked angry words from anti-abortion advocates, including some who criticized the Catholic Church for allowing Sebelius to speak.

On Thursday, just hours before her speech, Sebelius and Keleher appeared together at a news conference to rally support for affordable housing. Asked then about the ruckus caused by Sebelius’ planned talk at St. Mary, Keleher refused to comment.

But in Friday’s edition of The Leaven, a statement appeared that said abortion was such an important issue that “it is imperative that our Catholic churches, schools and institutions make every effort not only to support the pro-life movement, but especially to ensure that the public understand our unequivocal stand on this issue.”

Keleher’s published remarks requested that no abortion-rights advocate or politician who espouses an abortion-rights stance be allowed to “address, give workshops, or otherwise make any presentation” at Catholic institutions. “We must stand solidly behind the Gospel of Life,” the statement says.

Keleher could not be reached for comment Monday, his office said.

A year ago, Keleher expressed displeasure with Sebelius and her abortion-rights stance when she took office. He asked Sebelius to move an inauguration interfaith service from Topeka’s Assumption Catholic Church, the church Sebelius attends. She refused.