{"id":9523,"date":"2015-01-22T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/pope-francis-shoutout-to-march-for-life-every-life-is-a-gift-26032\/"},"modified":"2015-01-22T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T16:32:00","slug":"pope-francis-shoutout-to-march-for-life-every-life-is-a-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2015\/01\/pope-francis-shoutout-to-march-for-life-every-life-is-a-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis shoutout to March for Life: &#8216;Every Life is a Gift&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/Pope_Francis_greets_pilgrims_in_St_Peters_Square_during_his_Wednesday_general_audience_on_June_18_2014_Credit_Daniel_Ibez_CNA_7_CNA_6_18_14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Vatican City, Jan 22, 2015 \/ 09:32 am (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- As massive crowds of pro-life advocates gathered for the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Pope Francis on Thursday tweeted a short message of support.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cEvery Life is a Gift,\u201d he said Jan. 22, using the hashtag \u201c#marchforlife.\u201d The message went out to over 5.3 million Twitter followers on his English-language account \u201cPontifex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tEvery Life is a Gift. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marchforlife?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#marchforlife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/558232682354597888\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 22, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tTo his 7.8 million Spanish-language Twitter followers, he sent the same message: \u201cCada Vida es un Don.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tAs of noon Eastern Time Thursday, his English-language tweet had over 12,000 retweets and 17,000 favorites. His Spanish-language tweet had over 3,700 retweets and 3,800 favorites.<\/p>\n<p>\tLast year the Pope also tweeted a message in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cI join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable,\u201d he said in January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe pro-life march in Washington, D.C. typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees of all religious backgrounds, though Catholic participants are numerous. This year's event marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which mandated legal abortion nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\tPope Francis made a surprise visit via popemobile to an April 2013 pro-life march in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>\tHe is not the first pontiff to tweet to the March for Life. Pope Benedict XVI sent a message of support for U.S. pro-life advocates on Twitter in January 2013.<br>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=0NAlEyo1vjc:0SS3dFXzjgE:yIl2AUoC8zA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/0NAlEyo1vjc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/Pope_Francis_greets_pilgrims_in_St_Peters_Square_during_his_Wednesday_general_audience_on_June_18_2014_Credit_Daniel_Ibez_CNA_7_CNA_6_18_14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Vatican City, Jan 22, 2015 \/ 09:32 am (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" target=\"_self\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- As massive crowds of pro-life advocates gathered for the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Pope Francis on Thursday tweeted a short message of support.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;Every Life is a Gift,&rdquo; he said Jan. 22, using the hashtag &ldquo;#marchforlife.&rdquo; The message went out to over 5.3 million Twitter followers on his English-language account &ldquo;Pontifex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tEvery Life is a Gift. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/marchforlife?src=hash\">#marchforlife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t&mdash; Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/558232682354597888\">January 22, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tTo his 7.8 million Spanish-language Twitter followers, he sent the same message: &ldquo;Cada Vida es un Don.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\tAs of noon Eastern Time Thursday, his English-language tweet had over 12,000 retweets and 17,000 favorites. His Spanish-language tweet had over 3,700 retweets and 3,800 favorites.<\/p>\n<p>\tLast year the Pope also tweeted a message in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable,&rdquo; he said in January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe pro-life march in Washington, D.C. typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees of all religious backgrounds, though Catholic participants are numerous. This year&#8217;s event marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which mandated legal abortion nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\tPope Francis made a surprise visit via popemobile to an April 2013 pro-life march in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>\tHe is not the first pontiff to tweet to the March for Life. Pope Benedict XVI sent a message of support for U.S. pro-life advocates on Twitter in January 2013.<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=0NAlEyo1vjc:0SS3dFXzjgE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/0NAlEyo1vjc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vatican"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pope Francis shoutout to March for Life: &#039;Every Life is a Gift&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vatican City, Jan 22, 2015 \/ 09:32 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- As massive crowds of pro-life advocates gathered for the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Pope Francis on Thursday tweeted a short message of support. &ldquo;Every Life is a Gift,&rdquo; he said Jan. 22, using the hashtag &ldquo;#marchforlife.&rdquo; The message went out to over 5.3 million Twitter followers on his English-language account &ldquo;Pontifex.&rdquo;   Every Life is a Gift. #marchforlife &mdash; Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2015  To his 7.8 million Spanish-language Twitter followers, he sent the same message: &ldquo;Cada Vida es un Don.&rdquo; As of noon Eastern Time Thursday, his English-language tweet had over 12,000 retweets and 17,000 favorites. His Spanish-language tweet had over 3,700 retweets and 3,800 favorites. Last year the Pope also tweeted a message in English and Spanish. &ldquo;I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable,&rdquo; he said in January 2014. The pro-life march in Washington, D.C. typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees of all religious backgrounds, though Catholic participants are numerous. This year&#039;s event marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which mandated legal abortion nationwide. Pope Francis made a surprise visit via popemobile to an April 2013 pro-life march in Rome. He is not the first pontiff to tweet to the March for Life. 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His Spanish-language tweet had over 3,700 retweets and 3,800 favorites. Last year the Pope also tweeted a message in English and Spanish. &ldquo;I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable,&rdquo; he said in January 2014. The pro-life march in Washington, D.C. typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees of all religious backgrounds, though Catholic participants are numerous. This year&#039;s event marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which mandated legal abortion nationwide. Pope Francis made a surprise visit via popemobile to an April 2013 pro-life march in Rome. He is not the first pontiff to tweet to the March for Life. 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His Spanish-language tweet had over 3,700 retweets and 3,800 favorites. Last year the Pope also tweeted a message in English and Spanish. &ldquo;I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable,&rdquo; he said in January 2014. The pro-life march in Washington, D.C. typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees of all religious backgrounds, though Catholic participants are numerous. This year's event marks the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which mandated legal abortion nationwide. Pope Francis made a surprise visit via popemobile to an April 2013 pro-life march in Rome. He is not the first pontiff to tweet to the March for Life. 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