Thursday, August 26, 2010

ROME: Venue for 5th World Pro-Life Prayer Congress


The organizers of the annual “Congress of World Prayer for Life” have announced that this year’s program will take place in Rome, the Eternal City, on October 5th – 10th, 2010.

According to the website,
Inspiring talks by renowned speakers, who have a heartfelt desire to promote the protection and dignity of human life, will help participants learn from an abundance of up-to-date information, practical experience and wisdom.
The Congress has a very full programme which can be accessed on this link and the speakers include three Cardinals, two Archbishops, Bishops and a variety of pro-life speakers including, Fr Tom Euteneur, and Monsignor Barreiro of Human Life International,John Smeaton National Director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), Monsignor Philip Reilly, Helpers of God's Precious Infants, John Henry Westen Editor of LifeSite News and pro-life leaders from all over the world. Full list of speakers can be viewed on this link

This years Congress has been organized by HLI Austria / Human Life International, Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC), World-Prayer For Life, Fatima World Apostolate, La Salette Professional Education Center (LASPEC), Europäische Ärzteaktion (European Physicians Campaign) and Stiftung Ja zum Leben International (Yes to Life Foundation)

Holy Mass will be celebrated daily in reparation for the sins against life, especially abortion. Eucharistic Adoration and prayer will also be highlighted in this congress.