‘For Life, Without Compromise’
Sixth Annual March for Life Italy Draws Thousands
Thousands of people took part in Italy’s sixth annual March for Life on May 15, which began at the famous Rome landmark the Bocca della Verita and ended in St. Peter’s Square, in time for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli address.
At the end of his address, the Holy Father greeted the marchers who came from 26 countries and probably numbered around 6,000.
“I greet the participants in the March for Life,” the Holy Father said in his round of greetings following the traditional prayer of Marian devotion at Eastertide.
Although the vast majority of those participating were Catholic, the event is not officially aligned with the Church or any other religious institution. Each year, the organizers invite all people, groups and organizations dedicated to the pro-life cause to participate.
The march, themed “For Life: Without Compromise,” passed the Roman ruin of Teatro Marcello, continued through a side street bordering Piazza Venezia, entered Largo Argentina and passed along Corso Vittorio Emmanuele II, before reaching Via della Conciliazione and St. Peter’s Square.
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Edward Pentin Edward Pentin is the Register’s Senior Contributor and EWTN News Vatican Analyst. He began reporting on the Pope and the Vatican with Vatican Radio before moving on to become the Rome correspondent for EWTN's National Catholic Register. He has also reported on the Holy See and the Catholic Church for a number of other publications including Newsweek, Newsmax, Zenit, The Catholic Herald, and The Holy Land Review, a Franciscan publication specializing in the Church and the Middle East. Edward is the author of The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates (Sophia Institute Press, 2020) and The Rigging of a Vatican Synod? An Investigation into Alleged Manipulation at the Extraordinary Synod on the Family (Ignatius Press, 2015). Follow him on Twitter at @edwardpentin.
