Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will lead more than four thousand people from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Monday, January 22, 2007. This date marks the 34th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Joining Cardinal Rigali will be seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, college and high school students and parishioners. More than 100 buses will transport Archdiocesan participants to the event.

The group traveling from Philadelphia will meet at 12:00 noon on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court. The march will be preceded by a Rally for Life and Youth Mass at Constitution Hall, with Cardinal Rigali as principal celebrant.

As the Chairman of the Pro-Life Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Rigali will celebrate several Masses in Washington to pray for the sanctity of human life:

Celebrant and Homilist, Vigil Mass for Life Sunday,
January 21, 2007
8:00 p.m.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C.

Celebrant, Pro-Life Youth Mass
Monday, January 22, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Constitution Hall
18th Street between C and D Streets
Washington, D.C.
(Preceded at 8:45 a.m. by a Rally for Life, featuring Christian music and talks for youth)

Coinciding with the March for Life in the Philadelphia area is the following:

Stand Up for Life Rally
Monday, January 22, 2007
12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Philadelphia City Hall - Courtyard West
Philadelphia
Speakers include Catholic, Christian and secular pro-life leaders.

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