The Holy Father’s message was published ahead of the March for Life being held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. This is set to be the 53rd year the annual pro-life observance has drawn hundreds of thousands of people to the nation’s capital.

Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson are among thousands who are participating in Friday's pro-life March for Life in Washington, DC

Thousands of pro-lifers attended the 53rd annual March for Life on Friday in Washington, D.C. The 2026 event’s theme was “Life Is a Gift,” to invite “all people to rediscover the beauty, goodness, and joy of life itself,” the March For Life reported.

Road closures and parking restrictions begin Friday as thousands of people are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., for the 2026 March for Life.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, its previous precedent that viewed abortion as a constitutional right, the abortion rate in the U.S. has increased rather than decreased, despite bans in some states.

This is not the direction that we were hoping for,” the president of a leading anti-abortion group said ahead of the March for Life.

As thousands of protestors demonstrate in Washington, DC, at Friday’s annual March for Life, the Trump administration faces a deadline to explain why it opposes a lawsuit that could end the availability of abortion pills by mail.

There's a new multi-state lottery game coming in February called “Millionaire for Life" offering a grand prize of a $1 million a year for life.