EWTN promises ‘most complete coverage’ of March for Life events

Jan 15, 2010 / 00:20 am

The Eternal Word Television Network says it will offer the “most complete coverage available” for the 2010 March for Life in Washington, D.C. and for the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco. Coverage includes Masses, marches, rallies, interviews, panel discussions and speeches from pro-life speakers around the country.

Many of the events will also be broadcast on the internet.

The Solemn Vigil Mass for Life will air live at 6:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. The Solemn Mass for Life will air at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, followed by the March for Life itself at 11 a.m. An encore broadcast of the March is scheduled for 10 p.m.

Dough Keck, host of EWTN’s “Bookmark” series, will anchor the live coverage of the D.C. March for Life with Fr. Joseph. They will be joined by several other EWTN hosts.

The Walk for Life West Coast 2010 will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. on Jan. 23, with a rebroadcast at 9:30 a.m. the following day. The EWTN anchors will be Fr. Mark Mary and Doug Barry, hosts of EWTN’s Life on the Rock.

The International Rosary for the Protection of the Unborn will be broadcast on Jan. 17 at 3:30 p.m. and on Jan. 22 at the same time. “Thine Eyes: A Witness to the March for Life” documents the journey of young people traveling to the 2009 March for Life in Washington. It will be aired first at 10 p.m. on Jan. 13.

“A People of Life,” a documentary about the pro-life movement in North America and the Knights of Columbus’ involvement in it, will first air at 10 p.m. on Jan. 17. The documentary “Being Human III: What Is It?” will see pro-life figures, such as Priests for Life head Fr. Frank Pavone, discuss the impact of abortion on society.

At 10 p.m. on Jan. 20 EWTN will broadcast the documentary “Demographic Winter: the Decline of the Human Family” about the dangers of aging and declining populations around the globe.

The documentary “Demographic Bomb: Demography is Destiny” will discuss population control programs that violate human rights and create deep imbalances in the world’s economy. It will air at 10 p.m. on Jan 27.

From Jan. 21-24, live streaming audio and video of March for Life events will be on the EWTN website at www.ewtn.com.