Despite the coolness, life defenders did not fail. On Friday, January 24, for the largest pro-life event, which has been held in Washington for more than half a century, there have been tens of thousands of people. This year 52. The March for Life went under the heading "Every Life: That's why we're marching".
The event preceded the vigil at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of the NMP. In Holy Mass and prayer presided over by Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City, 4 cardinals and 21 bishops attended more than 5,000 people, including young people. Archbishop Naumann encouraged young people, families and life defenders to actively build the culture of life and the civilization of love.
Thousands of Catholics attended the Vigil Mass celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ahead of the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C.
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"To transform our culture, we must decision our hearts to specified activities as "Walking with Moms in Need" [an organization supporting mothers waiting for a child-red], during which we effort to environment women in a hard pregnancy with a community of love and support," spoke in the homily Archbishop Naumann.
As all year, the Americans have besides celebrated the memory of millions of children who have lost their lives in abortion in fresh decades. During the convention that began at noon, life defenders reminded of the inherent dignity of all man.
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Among the guests who took the level at the rally was J.D. Vance, Vice president of the United States, Ron de Santis, politician of Florida. The members of the yearly March besides listened to president Donald Trump's message, in which he spoke, among others, about the priorities of his administration in the area of pro-family policy.
The president of the United States thanked his fellow Americans for their commitment, love and compassion to unborn children.
"Every year Americans of different ages, with different skin colors, come to the capital of the country to stand by those small precious children who cannot talk for themselves. I am arrogant to be the first president to join you”, Trump said in the video.
The president recalled 5 decades in which a ruling was in force allowing the killing of children to happen practically at all phase of their prenatal life. And as he said, the March for Life is already taking place in another reality in which the unconstitutional conviction of Roe vs Wade was repealed. Trump referred, among another things, to 1 of the first ones taken just after the decision was sworn in—the pardon of 23 life defenders who were in prisons and prisons. As he emphasized, they were besides older people.
President Donald Trump signing executive order pardoning 23 pro-life advocates, including Catholic priest Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, who were unjustly proven by the Biden administration. pic.twitter.com/cVhsPL3Vzs
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‘They shouldn't have been convicted. It is simply a large honour to sign this act”, said while signing documents.
During the March for Life, J.D. Vance, vice president of the United States, took part in the event. Vance spoke, among others, about his experience of paternity, about the request to form young Americans to be open to life, and about the tasks of Donald Trump's administration.
“We march to proclaim and live the sacred fact that all kid is simply a miracle and a gift from God”, said Vance.
As all year among the guests were those who left a witness to the beauty of parenting. 1 individual was a surfer named Bethany Hamilton, who talked about the experience of the force to choose between a career and the birth of a child, a reality she noted many women in an unexpected pregnancy.
“Now I am the parent of 4 children, they are my top joy. Children are a real wealth and truly the top blessing God has to offer us with his grace.” She said.
Hamilton reminded the assembled of the request for the support a parent needs under force from her career or being in another hard life situation a female who is convinced that there is no another option than abortion.
"As a society we must fight the lies they are told all day", she added.
This year, on the anniversary of the ruling of Roe vs. Wade, which falls on 22 January, life defenders commemorated abortion victims in the "Church bells for life" initiative. The church bells that sounded that day reminded of children who had lost their lives in fresh decades.
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