Today is the Feast of the Annunciation which feast celebrates the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary and her willingness to answer God’s call to bear his only Son. It is also the 25th Anniversary of St. John Paul II's encyclical, The Gospel of Life (Evangelium vitae).
Click here for a brief summary that highlights key themes and foundational teachings, and let us pray today and every day for a greater respect for the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.