Some two years in development, the archdiocesan Commission for Missionary Disciples is ready to invite all to develop a deeply personal relationship with Jesus, while challenging others to do the same.
Close to 1200 gathered for the Nov. 21 Stand Up For Life Dinner, part of an effort keynote speaker and former abortion clinic worker Patricia Sandoval said is
Posted July 20, 2021
Some 200 braved a summer heat wave to gather for a July 17 Mass and “Freedom for the Pre-Born” rally sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia.
Following the liturgy at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, participants walked through downtown Philadelphia to an abortion clinic.
Noting women in crisis pregnancies often feel “in bondage” to difficult financial situations and relationships, several speakers called for practical aid to pregnant women considering abortion, which claims the lives of some 73.3 million children globally each year.
(All photos by Gina Christian.)
Five-month-old Jude Jozefowski rests on the shoulder of his mother Molly during a July 17 Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. The liturgy preceded a prayer walk and rally sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia at a downtown abortion clinic.
Prayer, conversion, good works needed to win ‘freedom for the pre-born’
Participants stand before a downtown Philadelphia Planned Parenthood clinic during a July 17 rally and prayer vigil sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia.
By Gina Christian • Posted July 20, 2021
Ending abortion will require “prayer, personal conversion and good works,” along with a renewed focus on freedom and the sacrifice it entails, say area pro-life leaders.
Some 200 attendees gathered July 17 for the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia’s “Freedom for the Pre-Born” rally, which began with Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
In his homily, celebrant and Cathedral rector Father Dennis Gill described abortion as “the greatest evil in our day and in any day,” since it represents “a total denial of who God is and what he has done for us in making us, and in giving us the responsibility we have over life.”