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SAwareness anctit y of L ife & Unity Day PEOPLE of GOD
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n January 22, 2020, New Mexico’s three dioceses gathered in Santa Fe to prayerfully mark the 47th anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion, with the Annual Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day. The day included a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, a prayer procession to the New Mexico State Capitol, a rally at the Roundhouse, and visits with legislators. New Mexico’s three bishops:Archbishop John C. Wester (Archdiocese of Santa Fe), Bishop Peter Baldacchino (Diocese of Las Cruces) and Bishop James S. Wall (Diocese of Gallup) concelebrated the Mass along several members of the clergy representing New Mexico parishes. After the Mass and procession from the Cathedral to the State Capitol, the bishops focused on their legislative agenda to protect life. (More on page 2)
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