Bishop William F. Medley presides at exposition and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, following Mass for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Jan. 22, 2022, the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade decision to legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. RILEY GREIF | WKC
Forty-ninth anniversary of Roe v. Wade recalled as faithful pray and walk for life around diocese
During the school day on Jan. 21, 2022, the students of Owensboro Catholic School System’s 4-6 Campus gather at Blessed Mother Parish in Owensboro to pray the rosary in solidarity with all Catholic schools across the diocese, with the intention being for those participating that day in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. COURTESY OF OCS 4-6 CAMPUS
Fr. Terry Devine, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Hawesville and St. Columba Parish in Lewisport, prays to begin the Hancock County March for Life on Jan. 22, 2022. COURTESY OF NEENA GAYNOR
Read Immaculate Conception parishioner Neena Gaynor’s article about the Hancock County March for Life here.
