Pope Leo sends ‘warm greetings,’ apostolic blessing to March for Life participants

On the eve of the 2026 March for Life in Washington, Pope Leo XIV issued a message to participants, expressing his deep gratitude for their “eloquent public witness” and imparting his apostolic blessing.

“I send warm greetings to those of you participating in the 2026 March for Life,” said the pope in a message released by the Holy See Jan. 22, observed by Catholics in the U.S. as the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.

On Jan. 23, tens of thousands are set to rally in the nation’s capital for the gathering, which has been held annually since 1974 to protest the broad legalization of abortion under the prior year’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton Supreme Court decisions.

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