Raise your voice, sow seeds in defense of life, says archbishop
Sarah Leopold of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Springfield, along with her son Ambrose and daughter Mary, attended the Jan. 29 Mass for Life at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in observance of the largely virtual 2021 national March for Life. (Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted January 29, 2021
Despite social distancing and civil unrest, pro-life advocates stand “together strong” since “life unites,” said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Quoting the theme of the 2021 national March for Life, the archbishop encouraged some 110 in-person and 1,500 online faithful during a Jan. 29 Mass for Life he celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
Local March for Life draws hundreds in prayer, public witness
Brandyn Graham of New Castle, Delaware displays a sign during the start of the Jan. 23 Philadelphia March for Life, which drew hundreds of attendees who processed from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to Independence Mall. Graham noted that abortion has significantly reduced the overall size of the nation s Black population. (Photo by Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted January 26, 2021
Hundreds gathered this past weekend in Philadelphia to call for an end to legalized abortion, 48 years – and some 61 million abortions after two Supreme Court decisions removed protections for the unborn.
Holy Spirit guided takedown of notorious abortionist, says detective
Kermit Barron Gosnell, sentenced to three life sentences for the deaths of three infants and one woman at his West Philadelphia abortion clinic along with 30 years for illegal drug charges is pictured in an undated mug shot from the Philadelphia Police Department. (CNS photo/handout Philadelphia Police Department)
By Gina Christian • Posted January 22, 2021
Ten years after a grand jury report exposed a notorious Philadelphia abortionist, the lead detective in the case says he was guided by the Holy Spirit and he’s more committed than ever to protecting the unborn.
“Life is life, and it begins at conception,” said Montgomery County Detective James Wood, who grew up in the former Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia, and is currently an active member of another archdiocesan parish.