Pro Life 2023

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Father Fidelis Moscinski (lower left, standing behind the cross), a well-known pro-life activist and priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) is seen during a tense standoff between pro-life and pro-abortion demonstrators in Lower Manhattan on July 2, 2022. The pro-life marchers were trying to reach a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic where they planned to hold a prayer vigil, and the pro-abortion demonstrators were trying to block their path.

Priest found guilty of blocking entrance to abortion clinic, faces prison time

Jan 24, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

“The defendant attempted to prevent women from accessing their legal right to vital reproductive and pregnancy services,” United States Attorney... Read more

Pro-lifers march on Washington D.C. during the March for Life

Watch the March for Life in a 30-second video

Jan 23, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Watch the entire march in the same time it takes to say two Our Fathers. Read more

Pro-life and abortion rights activists protest during the 50th annual March for Life rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Pro-abortion counter-protesters at March for Life were few but loud

Jan 23, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Although some had speculated that the pro-abortion presence might be larger this year, only about a dozen pro-abortion protesters stood... Read more

An estimated 10,000 people turned out for the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco  on Jan. 21, 2023, the second-largest pro-life demonstration in the U.S. after the national March for Life in Washington, D.C., which marked its 50th anniversary a day earlier.

Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA 2023 proclaim: ‘Life is good!’

Jan 23, 2023

By Jim Graves

San Francisco and Los Angeles events brought out droves of participants to witness to the humanity of the unborn and... Read more

Tom and Mindy Edwards from Sandusky, Ohio, attend the 50th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

Longtime March for Life attendees see their prayers answered in Roe’s downfall

Jan 22, 2023

By Katie Yoder

In the early days of the pro-life movement many feared they wouldn't live to see Roe v. Wade overturned. Read more

Adam Smith-Connor was fined for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England.

Second bystander ensnared by English ban on prayer outside abortion clinics

Jan 22, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man faces a fine... Read more

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Now that the March for Life is over, here’s a snapshot of a shifting abortion landscape

Jan 21, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, state lawmakers have gone in dramatically different directions on abortion. Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden

Biden commemorates abortion as pro-lifers march in Washington

Jan 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

On the day of the March for Life, President Joe Biden issued a pro-abortion proclamation to commemorate the anniversary of... Read more

A young pro-life marcher carries a sign reading, “Save the baby humans,” at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

8 awesome signs from the March for Life

Jan 20, 2023

By Katie Yoder

So much truth in so few words. Read more

Tony Dungy speaks at the March for Life on Jan. 20, 2023.

Tony Dungy to pro-life march: God used a football game to show power of prayer

Jan 20, 2023

By Zelda Caldwell

Dungy, who spoke at the March for Life with his wife, Lauren, told the crowd that the nation needs to... Read more

Jonathan Roumie speaks at the March for Life Rally as one of the keynote speakers.

Jonathan Roumie: Pro-life advocacy the ‘worthiest and noblest cause possible’

Jan 20, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The actor who portrays Jesus in the popular TV series “The Chosen” was one of about a dozen speakers at... Read more

The theme of the first "Life Fest," sponsored by the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus, was "Because love is the answer."

‘Because love is the answer’: Pre-March for Life rally fires up young crowd

Jan 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

An estimated 3,500 people, including many young people, filled an indoor sports arena Jan. 20 for the first-ever Life Fest... Read more

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch was among the honorees of Live Action's Life Gala in Dana Point, California, on Sept. 17, 2022.

6 things to know about March for Life speaker Lynn Fitch, champion of Dobbs case

Jan 20, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Lynn Fitch, attorney general for the state of Mississippi, helped defend Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban that led to the overturning... Read more

Sister Mary Casey O'Connor, a Sister of Life, and her twin sister, Casey Gunning, teacher’s assistant and lifelong athlete in the Special Olympics

Twin sisters with a special bond speak out for the unborn

Jan 20, 2023

By Katie Yoder

Sister Mary Casey O’Connor and Casey Gunning, who has Down syndrome, were featured speakers at the March for Life’s inaugural... Read more

Sarah Achenbach (center left) and Heather Kramer (center right) traveled with other pilgrims from a pro-life Wisconsin group to the Vigil Mass for Life on Jan. 19, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Focus on ‘changing hearts,’ Bishop Burbidge tells packed post-Roe Vigil Mass for Life

Jan 20, 2023

By Lauretta Brown

The first post-Roe Vigil for Life Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington,... Read more

Super Bowl Coach and Hall of Famer Tony Dungy is scheduled to speak at the 50th March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

Who is Tony Dungy, the NFL Hall of Fame coach speaking at the March for Life? 

Jan 19, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

In interviews, Tony Dungy often makes it clear that his faith in Christ has been the primary driving factor of... Read more

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Is free childbirth the next step for the pro-life movement?

Jan 19, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Childbirth in America should be free, say two prominent pro-life leaders representing both sides of the political divide. Read more

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby

Even after Roe, most Americans support abortion restrictions: poll

Jan 18, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

A majority of Americans support some limits on abortion and Americans’ attitudes toward abortion have not significantly changed, a new... Read more

Young adults hold colorful signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

2023 March for Life: 8 things for pro-lifers to know

Jan 18, 2023

By Katie Yoder

This year’s march on Friday, Jan. 20, will be the first March for Life held in a post-Roe America. Read more

"The Chosen" actor Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Aug. 11, 2021.

7 things to know about March for Life keynote speaker Jonathan Roumie of ‘The Chosen’

Jan 18, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The actor who portrays Jesus on the popular TV series is one of the featured speakers at this year's March... Read more