Pro-Life Events and Opportunities
Explore this page to find out what’s coming up next and discover ways to get involved. As Catholics, we believe that all life is sacred and worthy of protection.
Watch highlights from Life Fest and the National March for Life!
Watch Bishop Burbidge’s homily for the National Prayer Vigil Opening Mass for Life
“Like Jesus, it is not enough to reserve our message for those who will readily receive it and to pursue victories only in those places where we are likely to win. We must persist in those places where our message is rejected. We must bring light to the darkest corners.” – Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Photo Album - Virginia Pro-Life Day 2025
Latest news coverage on pro-life events in Virginia and D.C.
- Pro-Life advocates lobby lawmakers in Richmond, Richmond Capital News Service, January 30, 2025
- Life Fest 2025 an ‘explosion of life, joy and grace’ ahead of annual March for Life, OSV, January 25, 2025
- Thousands rally at National March For Life, The Arlington Catholic Herald, January 24, 2025
Virginia Pro-Life Day
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Join with hundreds of fellow Virginians who meet with their legislators in the morning then rally and march for life in the afternoon.
Check back for more information on VA Pro-Life Day 2026
9 Days for Life
January 16-24, 2026: An annual novena for the protection of human life
Pray to protect life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Sign up to receive the daily prayers via email or text message.
Day of Prayer for the Protection of Unborn Children
Thursday, January 22, 2026
“A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer.”
Pope Saint John Paul II
Evangelium vitae
Life is VERY Good
Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 7:30-9:45 p.m.
Friday, January 23, 2026 | 9:00-11 a.m.
Starting in 2009, thousands have attended the Diocese of Arlington’s Life is VERY Good events to pray for the success of the National March for Life in changing our hearts and those of others in this country. This has prepared many youth and young adults to take to the streets of Washington D.C. to make their voices heard as they proclaim the gospel of life.
National March for Life
Friday, January 23, 2026
The March for Life is an inspiring, peaceful, vibrant, and joy-filled rally of women, men, young people, and children from all across the country. Every year, tens of thousands of pro-lifers converge on the National Mall and march on Capitol Hill on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
We gather to celebrate life. We celebrate each and every life, from the moment of conception. We envision a world where every life is celebrated, valued, and protected.
