Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 11, 2006 / 22:00 pm
Thousands of people are expected to meet at the Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 22 and take part in a pro-life procession through the streets of downtown L.A. to pray for an end to abortion.
The Los Angeles Archdiocese Commission for Catholic Life Issues and Hispanics for Life are sponsoring the 2006 Los Angeles March for Life/Life Chain that will mark the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
"Life Chain is a way to make the proclamation [that] to be human is to be called to protect life and to promote human dignity," said Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles.
"The 2006 Life Chain will be a reflection of the cultural diversity of the Catholic Church," added Astrid Bennett Gutierrez, board member of Hispanics for Life.