Spirit & Life - Prayers Requested for Global Challenges

Defend life with HLI! Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Help us Defend Life Around the Globe! Dear deaconjohn,      Yesterday's well-attended March for Life in Washington D.C. is a testament of "faith in numbers." We find comfort and encouragement in each other in our witness to the sacredness in life from conception to natural death.  This week, I am attending a meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Family in Rome. The vocation and mission of the family in the Church is at the heart of this conference, with an eye toward the upcoming Synod in October. With militant secularism growing around the world, it is important to discuss the many challenges facing the family. Drawing attention on HLI's efforts around the world, this week's Spirit & Life highlights Emil Hagamu's fight as he informs Tanzanians about the government's proposed constitutional referendum promoting critical anti-life measures, and Dr. Ligaya's report on Pope Francis' pilgrimage to the Philippines.  This is time to pray for hearts and minds to be awakened to the Gospel of Life. We can build a Culture of Life together -- united in prayer.   Sincerely yours in Christ,   Father Shenan J. Boquet President, Human Life International Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Tanzanian Advocate Faces Government Sanctions for Opposing Pro-Abortion Referendum DAR ES SALAAM - "We are heading toward a gloomy future unless Tanzanians wake up to the harsh reality that the proposed constitution is the means by which the anti-life agenda is fully established," saidEmil Hagamu, regional director of English-speaking Africa for Human Life International. "The Tanzania government is doing all it can to ensure the proposed constitutional referendum - which supports measures that essentially legalizes abortion on demand - passes in April."  -continue- Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Pope Francis Challenges Filipinos to Hold Traditional Family Sacred When Pope Francis arrived late afternoon in the Philippines on January 15, church bells simultaneously rang and a predominantly Catholic Filipino people gave an enthusiastic welcome to the 78-year-old leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.  It was a brilliant beginning for the pontiff's pilgrimage to the Philippines - a time of jubilant hope for Filipino people and Catholics all over the world. -continue- Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life Vice President of Missions Father Peter West captures view from the Rally Stage at MFL 2015 in Washington, D.C. Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Uplifting audio CD by Fr. Shenan Boquet gets at the heart of what makes building a Culture of Life truly possible $5.00 | Buy Now!   St. John Paul II Pro-Life Prayer for a Seminarian Pray for the future and hope of the Church  $0.10 |  Buy Now!    Church Teaching on the Dignity of the Human Person in glossy 8-page pamphlet $0.50 | Buy Now! Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Send a reminder: Catholic=Pro-Life! Connect With HLI      Human Life International 4 Family Life Lane ● Front Royal, VA 22630 www.hli.org ● 540-635-7884 ● hli@hli.org