HLI Poland Creates International Pledge of Solidarity with Holy Father
Contact: Stephen Phelan, Human Life International, 540-622-5270, SPhelan@hli.org
FRONT ROYAL, Va., Nov. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Human Life International (HLI) is calling on all defenders of life to join its international affiliates and leaders in the "Prayer Vigil for All Nascent Human Life" on November 27, coinciding with vespers of the First Sunday of Advent. HLI has also sponsored an international petition of solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI, who initiated the historic call to prayer for life for all Christians.
"We hope that Catholics understand the historical significance of Pope Benedict's invitation," said Joseph Meaney, HLI's director of international coordination. "The Holy Father for the first time in history has asked the Universal Catholic Church to gather together in a common liturgical event and pray for our preborn brothers and sisters who are being slaughtered around the world by abortion and other attacks of the culture of death."
All who want to join Pope Benedict and the universal Church in this special vigil are invited to sign a pledge of solidarity at yes-for-benedict.net. For details on how to participate in the Prayer Vigil for All Nascent Human Life, HLI recommends the excellent resource of the US Catholic Bishops at www.usccb.org/prolife/papalvigil.
"We recognize with the Holy Father that as the assaults on human life that are accelerating around the world have evil as their root cause, the most powerful response we in the Church can make is to pray in unity for an end to the assault," said Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula, interim president of HLI. "Prayer grounds us in the only Power that can ultimately defeat the one behind the culture of death, so we are grateful to be united with the Holy Father in this historic event."
Monsignor Barreiro will be present at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with the Holy Father to pray for the protection of human life on November 27th.
Human Life International: Pro-Life Missionaries to the World. Founded in 1981, HLI is the world's largest pro-life organization and has affiliates and associates in over 100 countries on six continents. www.hli.org
