For general public: At 11 a.m. CT Bishop Kagan will preside Mass for the general public at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. Please socially distance during Mass.
After Mass, proceed in a march to the ND State Capitol grounds for a rally to begin at 12:30 p.m. All marchers are to mind traffic rules during the march. Once you arrive at the capital, please proceed to the sidewalks and socially distance in your location. Guidance will be available to you from the people wearing the blue Diocese of Bismarck vests, if needed.
The general public is also welcomed to drive to the capital, rather than march, to join the rally. Please park on the east side of the Capitol, in the Department of Transportation or Heritage Center parking lots.
Virtual Attendance at the ND March for Life and Rally: View the livestream of the 11 a.m. CT Mass at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit or attend a local Mass on that day.
Rally program begins at 12:30 p.m. This event will be streamed on Real Presence Radio, allowing participation across the listening area virtually. Visit
yourcatholicradiostation.com/
Data and Statistics*
Abortions in the United States since Roe v. Wade decision in 1973: 61.8+ million innocent lives lost
Abortions per day in the world: 125,000 babies silenced
Holocaust: 11 million deaths
Terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: 2,996 deaths
Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918: 675,000 deaths
COVID-19 Pandemic (as of January 12, 2021): 385,000+ and growing
If we observed 15 seconds of silence for each of the babies that have died from abortion in the United States since 1973, we would be silent for 28 years.
60 million deaths from abortion (in the United States) since it was legalized is more than double the population of the country of Australia (25,660,840).
Abortion would be the number one cause of death in the United States, if counted. Statistics from 2017 show there were more deaths from abortions (862,300) than deaths due to heart disease (647,457) or cancer (599,108) in the US.
There are more abortions performed every year in America (862,300) than combat deaths in all of the US wars from 1775-2019 (656,482).
Thankfully, the annual number of abortions has been steadily decreasing since 1990. May we do all we can to continue this downward trend and abolish abortion for good!
*Data from: rtl.org, all.org, worldometers.info, cdc.gov, usccb.org and respectlife.org