FAIRFAX, Va. — Pro-life organizers aim to inspire pro-life youth attending the national March for Life in Washington Jan. 24 with the merger of two pre-march youth events, announced Nov. 14. The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, and host of Life is VERY Good since 2009, and the Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life, co-hosts of Life Fest since 2022, are joining forces to create one big pro-life rally called Life Fest. The two-day pro-life event will be held Jan. 23-24 at EagleBank Arena on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, 20 miles southwest of the National Mall and the March for Life. Life Fest 2025 will begin with a night of praise, held the evening before the March for Life with speakers, live music and eucharistic adoration. The following day, a morning rally and Mass will be held hours before the March for Life. Attendees will have the chance to go to confession and to venerate relics. Organizers hope to attract some 8,400 participants to the event each day. (OSV News)
