Roe v. Wade easily could have been the end of the story about abortion in the United States, the final word in a brewing national debate that had yet to get fully off the ground. Yet almost 50 years later, on June
Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as "Jesus" in the television series The Chosen, and other Catholic speakers are in the lineup for this year's 50th annual national March for Life on Jan. 20.
“We are overjoyed to welcome these inspiring leaders at
In his latest essay for Our Sunday Visitor, contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that after the major victory in the Supreme Court last year, one major challenge remains for the pro-life movement: “The pro-life movement must confront the ugly fact that the
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, writes that many have asked her whether the national march will take place this coming January after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last spring: “When
For more than 25 years, a youth rally in Washington, D.C., has welcomed crowds of young Catholics descending upon the capital city from dioceses across the country for the annual national March for Life. The youth rally was a visible manifestation not
Jeanne Mancini wants it to be clear: The national March for Life in Washington will continue even with the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, its 1973 ruling that found a right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution and legalized it
When the Supreme Court ruled June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the historic decision came a day before what would have been the 98th birthday of Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life.
The march -- which Gray,
In opening remarks April 27 at the fourth annual Virginia March for Life, Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout told participants that their advocacy on behalf of the unborn "was more necessary than ever."
Quoting from a statement of the U.S. bishops, he said:
As the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life was taking place on the inside of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Thursday night, a pro-abortion group that for some reason calls itself “Catholic” was desecrating
One aspect of the annual March for Life that never changes is the loud cheering when the lead group, carrying the banner, arrives in front of the Supreme Court.
That tradition was sustained Jan. 21 as groups from Christendom College in Front Royal,