Thousands of Pro-Lifer's participated in the National March for Life, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The crowd was addressed on Parliament Hill by Abby Johnson and several other speakers. Several Members of Parliament stood at front together with religious leaders. Brad Trost, Pierre Lemieux, Harold Albrecht, David Anderson were notable among civil leaders
At least 10 Catholic bishops were present on the Hill, including Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, Archbishop Christian Lépine and Kingston Archbishop Emeritus Brendan O’Brien. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi represented Pope Francis. Bishop Ronald Fabbro of London, Auxilliary Bishop Guy Desrochers, and Bishop Bryan Bayda, of the Ukranian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. The Anglican Network Bishop Charlie Masters was in attendance. Archbishop Andre Durocher gave the homily at the Notre Dame Cathedral Mass for the event Abortion became legal in Canada on May 14, 1969, thus it has been 50 years.
and petition Jesus to be with us always. Amen.
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and petition Jesus to be with us always. Amen.
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The Catholic Bishop's Conference of Canada released a statement about the March for Life - here is an excerpt: In full communion with the Holy Father, Catholic Bishops and all faithful are united in declaring, as the Church has believed since its beginning, that the "distinctiveness of human life is an absolute good," and that "abortion and euthanasia [are] extremely grave evils that contradict the Spirit of life and plunge us into the anti-culture of death". Likewise, Pope Francis has recently observed that the "threshold of basic respect for human life is being crossed, and brutally at that, not only by instances of individual conduct but also by the effects of societal choices and structures" (15 January 2019 letter from Pope Francis to the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life). Today, the Bishops join their prayers with all those who stand up for life.
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