Vigil for Life

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More than 5,000 students, families, and other pro-life Catholics packed into the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a vigil service Jan. 23, 2025, on the evening before the national March for Life.

Thousands fill National Shrine for 2025 March for Life vigil: ‘We march as pilgrims’

Jan 24, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“My good young people here, you’re called to be witnesses to your peers, you’re called to help them to come... Read more

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, with a capacity of 6,000 in its upper church, was standing room only for the National Prayer Vigil for Life in 2024.

U.S. bishops invite Catholics to participate in National Prayer Vigil for Life

Nov 27, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The vigil will take place from the evening of Thursday, Jan. 23, to the morning of Friday, Jan. 24, 2025,... Read more

Mass celebrated inside the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. CNA file photo

National prayer vigil for life to continue post-Roe

Nov 14, 2022

The U.S. bishops are urging Catholics across the country to participate in the prayer vigil from Jan. 19–20, 2023, to... Read more

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life, gives the homily during the Mass for Life.

At Mass for Life, 10,000 pilgrims pack National Shrine

Jan 23, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

An estimated 10,000 pilgrims traveled from both near and far to attend Mass at the National Prayer Vigil for Life... Read more

Mass for Life, Jan. 24, 2013.

Cardinal O'Malley calls pro-life movement to grow in faith

Jan 25, 2013

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston encouraged pro-life pilgrims from across America to deepen their faith, explaining that a culture... Read more