January 21, 2003
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE
Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will lead approximately five thousand people from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the annual March for Life. The March for Life will take place in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2003, the 30th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Cardinal Bevilacqua will be joined by seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, college and high school students, and parishioners.
The contingent traveling from Philadelphia will meet at 12:00 p.m. on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 15th Street and march with Cardinal Bevilaquca to the Reserve Officers Building. Many schools and parishes sponsor buses to attend the annual March for Life.
7:00 a.m. Departure
Archbishop Wood High School
655 York Road
Warminster, PA
Lansdale Catholic High School
South Parking Lot
700 Lansdale Avenue
Lansdale, PA
The contingent traveling from Philadelphia will meet at 12:00 p.m. on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 15th Street. Many marchers from Philadelphia will begin the day at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Cardinal Bevilacqua will also celebrate the annual Mass for Life at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Sunday, January 19, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. President Bush also proclaimed January 19, 2003 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2003.
Editor's Note: Any media wishing to interview Cardinal Bevilacqua in Washington, D.C. are asked to kindly contact John Cox in the Office for Communications at 215-587-3747 or by cell phone at 215-630-4005.
Contact
Donna Farrell
Broadcast and Media Specialist
215-587-3747