The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington was jam-packed Jan. 17 with pro-life tour groups, members of religious orders, student pilgrims and families despite snowy weather affecting the Washington area and beyond.
Women make a memorable pro-life statement.
A strong contingent from the Diocese of Arlington, led by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, joins thousands of other pro-lifers at the 46th annual March for Life.
As March for Life 2019 swept through the streets of downtown Washington, groups of students, clergy, teachers and their supporters from the Diocese of Arlington mingled with fellow marchers from across the United States and the globe to demonstrate their shared belief in life amid the city’s snow and slush.
More than 8,000 youths, many who traveled great distances, took time to celebrate life at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax Jan. 17 at the 10th annual Life is VERY Good evening of prayer sponsored by the diocesan Office of Youth, Campus and Young Adult Ministries.
The Mother of Mercy Free Medical doubles in size and begins offering prenatal care.
The Virginia legislature’s Joint Commission on Health Care chooses to take no action.
The president of the Catholic Medical Association said Oct. 18 that the American Academy of Family Physicians’ new “engaged neutrality” position on physician-assisted suicide is “diametrically opposed” to the medical community’s long-standing opposition to it.
Parenting children with special needs is a challenge best met with friends, say Catholic mothers.
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities praised a decision by the U.S. secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to end a Food and Drug Administration contract with a company “whose business is to procure aborted baby parts for research.”
