Vatican City, Sep 23, 2020 / 09:00 am
Pope Francis blessed a large bell Wednesday that Polish Catholics hope will ring out in the defence of unborn life.
"May its ring awaken the consciences of legislators and all people of good will in Poland and the whole world," Pope Francis said Sept. 23.
The Voice of the Unborn bell, commissioned by the Yes to Life foundation, is a symbolic bell to be used at Poland's March for Life and other pro-life events. It is decorated with a cast an ultrasound image of an unborn child and a quotation from Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko: "A child's life begins under the mother's heart."
In addition, the bell features two tablets, symbolizing the Ten Commandments. On the first are the words of Jesus, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law" (Matthew 5:17), and on the second is the commandment, "You shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13).