Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will lead more than 6500 people from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., Monday, January 24, 2000 for the 27th annual March for Life, which commemorates the tragedy of the infamous 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion.

Last year, more than 250,000 people attended the March for Life, exhorting lawmakers, the courts, and their fellow citizens to reverse this decision. More than 115 buses will leave from throughout the Archdiocese Monday morning. One of the departure points for buses is

6:15 a.m.
Monday, January 24, 2000
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
100 East Wynnewood Road
Wynnewood, PA

Cardinal Bevilacqua will be the celebrant and homilist at the concluding Liturgy for the National Prayer Vigil for Life at 7:30 a.m. Monday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Philadelphia contingent participating in the March for Life will gather at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. at noon, Monday and march at approximately 1:00 p.m.

At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2000, Cardinal Bevilacqua will celebrate the annual Mass for Life at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

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Editor's Note: Any media wishing to interview Cardinal Bevilacqua in Washington, D.C. are asked to please contact John Miller in the Office for Communications at 215-587-3747 or page Mr. Miller at 215-308-2327.

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