Catholics are being encouraged to participate in a worldwide vigil to pray for peace from the eve of December 31st to the morning of January 1st, the beginning of the New Year.
Campaign Life Coalition Youth Coordinator Maeve Roche told LifeSiteNews that since 1969, 'over four million preborn children have been killed by abortion. The loss of each one of these precious children is a tragedy.'
This past Sunday I had a very unique experience at my parish in a small town in Northern Ontario. Just before the conclusion of Mass and the final prayer the altar was cleared, the monstrance was brought out, and the entire parish proceeded to participate in formal Eucharistic Adoration – for the intention of “all nascent human life.” This unusual event happened thanks to the call of Pope Benedict XVI, who earlier this year sent out a letter to every diocese on the globe, asking Catholics worldwide to join him in a pro-life vigil on the weekend of Saturday, Nov. […]
The vigil, which has been called "historic," takes place as many nations around the world are facing intense battles over the lives of their unborn children.