Before the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23 at St. Matthew's Cathedral, Father John Benson - the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Prince Frederick, Maryland - sang while youth formed a dance line behind him during a rally. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
During a rally before the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23 at St. Matthew's Cathedral, priests of the Archdiocese of Washington performed music to celebrate God's gift of life. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, prays with high school juniors Jorge Velasquez of St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., at left, and Andrea Patiño of the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland, at right before a question-and-answer session that preceded the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The discussion followed testimonies from those two students who reflected on how they came to understand the dignity and value of human life. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Young people pray together with Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington at right before a question-and-answer session that preceded the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, speaks during a question-and-answer session with high school juniors Jorge Velasquez of St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., at left, and Andrea Patiño of the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland, at right, ahead of the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The discussion followed testimonies from the two students on the dignity and value of human life. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Andrea Patiño, a junior at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland, reads the first reading from the Book of Jeremiah during the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. At left is Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the cathedral’s rector. Before the Mass, she offered a testimony on how she came to understand the dignity and value of human life. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Father Danny Morrison, a parochial vicar at the Church of the Little Flower Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, delivers the homily during the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Young people listen to the homily during the annual Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. The Mass was held prior to the annual national March for Life. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
During the annual Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, a student presents an offertory gift of roses, a symbol of life, to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the main celebrant at the Mass. The Mass was held prior to the annual national March for Life. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy and Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell Jr. give Communion to young people during the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at St. Matthew's Cathedral. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Young people participate in the annual Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 23, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. The Mass was held prior to the annual national March for Life. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar joins marchers from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington as they participate in the March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada) Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar joins marchers from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington as they participate in the March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
On Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar of Washington stands alongside young people from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., who carried the archdiocese's banners during the March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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