Just ahead of the 51st March for Life in Washington, the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are hosting their second annual Life Fest with a focus on solidarity with mothers in need and commissioning a new generation committed to the cause of defending the dignity of all human life with love.
Life Fest’s second year focuses on building a culture of life through love
March for Life announces 2024 theme: ‘Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child’
The March for Life’s theme for its 2024 event will be “Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child.” Pro-life advocates have gathered in Washington to march each year since then to protest the ruling in 1974.
Photos: Central Minnesota Catholics pray, march for life in St. Paul
Members of the Diocese of St. Cloud joined pro-lifers from around the state in St. Paul on Sunday, Jan. 22, for the 2023 March for Life.
Photos of the Week: Jan. 23, 2023
In the spotlight: National March for Life, Ukraine helicopter crash, farm animal blessing
‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v. Wade
Jeanne Mancini, March for Life president, told attendees at a rally prior to the march that “the country and world changed” when Roe was reversed in June 2022. But she said the annual March for Life would continue in Washington until abortion is “unthinkable.”
Pope prays God will strengthen commitment to defending all human life
Pope Francis is “deeply grateful for the faithful witness shown publicly over the years by all who promote and defend the right to life of the most innocent and vulnerable members of our human family,”said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Local events mark 50th anniversary of legalized abortion
“Despite the monumental overturning of Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson, abortion on demand continues in Minnesota,” said Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, “and it’s never been more important to show lawmakers in St. Paul the depth of public support for protection for unborn children and their mothers.”
Nation/World news briefs: Jan. 16, 2023
In focus: Catholics at March for Life, federal death penalty case, Nicaraguan bishop to stand trial