Respect Life Month inspires prayer vigils

JACKSON – Deacon Nick Adam, at left, waits to speak at the kickoff to 40 Days for Life in Jackson on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at noon outside the abortion clinic in Fondren. 40 Days for Life is a national campaign of prayer, fasting and advocacy focused on an end to abortion. (Photo by Suzan Cox)

JACKSON – Pro-Life Mississippi sponsored a memorial service in downtown Jackson on Saturday, Sept. 9, to mark the National Day of Remembrance for the Unborn. Sister Dorothea Sondgeroth, OP, was one of several local faith leaders who led rally participants in prayer for aborted babies and their families. (Photo courtesy of ProLife Mississippi)