March helps youths learn about problem of abortion

ABOUT 75 teenage students and Catholic youth club members marched in a cemetery here on the feast of the Holy Innocents, praying for aborted babies in the country.

They were accompanied by a group of women who have had abortions, some of whom shared their experiences during the Dec. 28 event.

Participants walked from the entrance of La Loma Cemetery in Kalookan City, north of Manila, to the cemetery’s Altar of Aborted Children, praying a special rosary for unborn children.

Good Shepherd Sister Pilar Verzosa, national director of Pro-Life Philippines, told UCA News her Catholic organization started sponsoring the procession in 1990 primarily for women who have had abortions.

It aims to help the women achieve a sense of peace after years of keeping their abortions secret.

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