CV NEWS FEED // Ireland will host its first-ever National Pilgrimage for Life on May 4, organized by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s Council for Life.
A news release from the Conference stated that the pilgrimage will be celebrated at Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock. The event will include the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, Mass, and a Rosary procession.
The main celebrant and homilist will be Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam, the archdiocese in which Knock is located.
“I very much look forward to this first National Pilgrimage for Life, which gives us all the opportunity, as advocates for life, to draw strength and inspiration from Mary, who is mother of Jesus and mother of the Church,” stated Bishop Kevin Doran, chairman of the Council for Life and bishop of the Diocese of Elphin.
“Central to our pilgrimage will be the Eucharist which nourishes us through life as well as being a particular source of strength to the sick and the dying, ” he said.
Everyone is invited to the pilgrimage “to celebrate the gift of life and to pray for the protection of all human life,” according to the news release.
The Conference’s Council for Life was established in 2019 to advise bishops and dioceses on ethical and pro-life issues. The Council tracks developments in areas such as research, medicine, technology, responding to those that present issues or violate the dignity of human life.
The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 legalized abortion in the Republic of Ireland. Abortions have been legally provided since January 1, 2019.
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