25000 AT MARCH FOR LIFE IN OTTAWA 2013 - RECORD NUMBERS

Canada's NATIONAL MARCH FOR LIFE 2013 gathered 25,000 people at the nation's capitol, Ottawa, on Parliament Hill on Thursday, May 9. This was the 16th annual March for Life which remembers the year 1969 when abortion became legal. Most of the participants were under 30 years old. Police barracaded the area as marchers made their way through the streets carrying signs defending life from conception onwards. 

21 Members of the Canadian Parliament and 2 senators were in attendence. EWTN the Catholic Network from the USA were filming live from the Hill.

There were many Catholic Hierarchy in attendance including Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Archbishop Terrence Prendergrast, Primate Cyprian Lacroix, Bishop Nicholas De Angelis, Bishop Noel Simard, Bishop Michael Mulhall and others. Also in attendence was the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada president Bruce Clemenger. There were five Masses held in the Cathedral, St. Patrick's and other parishes.

PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING NEXT YEAR'S MARCH FOR LIFE! 

GOD BLESS!