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MANILA – Catholic Church officials on Friday called on the faithful to participate in the Walk for Life 2023 to be held in Manila on Saturday.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization, called on the people to support the event promoting the gift of life.
"This is not just a walk but a journey for life because life is one of God's most important gifts to us and I hope that in our journey through history we will not waste it and we will always protect this gift of life," Tagle said in an interview over Church-run Radio Veritas.
Meanwhile, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown said the event is an opportunity for the public to show their commitment to human life that is exposed to various types of dangers.
"This very important gathering is an opportunity for you personally to show your conviction that human life is sacred and the threats to the right to life of all human beings from the moment of conception until natural death should be resisted," he said in a separate interview.
The theme of this year’s religious gathering is 'SANAOL (Synodality, Accompaniment and Nearness). Let's All Walk Together for Life' which is inspired by the call of Pope Francis for synodality.
The Walk for Life will be held from 4 a.m. at the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City to the University of Santo Tomas Grandstand in Manila.
A program and Mass would be celebrated at the venue to be led by Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. (PNA)
