The Holy Father’s message was published ahead of the March for Life being held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. This is set to be the 53rd year the annual pro-life observance has drawn hundreds of thousands of people to the nation’s capital.

Pro-lifers march through downtown Washington, D.C. as part of the March for Life, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers defended President Donald Trump’s abortion-related policies at the 2026 March for Life on Jan. 23.

Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson are among thousands who are participating in Friday's pro-life March for Life in Washington, DC

Vice President JD Vance responded to the “elephant in the room” at the March for Life on Friday, concerns that not enough political progress is being made on the pro-life issue. While the Trump administration has implemented policies that restrict taxpayer funding for abortion and pardoned pro-life activists targeted by the Biden administration,

Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers defended President Donald Trump’s abortion-related policies at the 2026 March for Life on Jan. 23. “You have an ally in the White House,” Vance said in his speech.

March for Life Education and Defense Fund President Jennie Bradley Lichter joins 'Fox & Friends' from the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., to share the goals of the rally.

As thousands of protestors demonstrate in Washington, DC, at Friday’s annual March for Life, the Trump administration faces a deadline to explain why it opposes a lawsuit that could end the availability of abortion pills by mail.

The conservative movement wants to see the White House walk back its middle ground approach to abortion access, even as President Donald Trump handed the movement new policy victories ahead of the March for Life.