March for Life

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This year's Catholic Social Ministry Gathering coincided with March for Life. Organizers hoped for more crossover between participants, to create greater cohesion between the two often separate communities.

President Donald Trump credited attendees at the 47th annual March for Life for their commitment to protect the life of unborn and born children.

Pro-life supporters are "deeply honored to welcome" President Donald Trump to the 47th annual March for Life Jan. 24 rally in person, said Jeanne Mancini, March for Life president, in a statement late Jan. 22. Trump announced he will speak at the march on the National Mall, becoming the first sitting president in history to do so.

Preservation of the family, marriage and the unborn were the main themes of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington April 23.

The March for Life is scheduled for Jan. 24, 2020, and now the 2020 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering is slated for Jan. 25-28 instead of February; the hope is that there will be more activist cross-over between events and a more unified Catholic voice.

Nathan Philips, a Native American man seen in a viral video of an encounter with a group of Kentucky Catholic school students, says he wants to meet with them and church officials to discuss the incident and turn it into a “teachable moment.”

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