Pro-life advocates filled a standing room only Holy Name Cathedral during the Mass for Life, which takes place a few hours before the Chicago March For Life on Jan. 13, 2019. Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant.
Defend life, promote access to health care for all, pope says The fear, sickness, death, mourning and economic impacts of COVID-19 should make people who are relatively well off and have access to health care think about "what it means to be vulnerable and live in precariousness on a daily basis," Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
March for Life Chicago moves location, expands events Participants in this year’s March for Life Chicago will notice lots of changes, starting with a new venue, as the annual event is attracting more people, and a convention featuring pro-life ministries and other exhibitors.
Cardinal Cupich: Abortion law ‘sad moment in our history’ The Illinois legislature passed a law that specifically defines abortion as health care and says that a “fertilized egg, embryo or fetus” does not have any independent rights under the laws of the state, bucking the trend of states enacting more restrictive abortion laws.