On Sunday, October 1st—which was designated Respect Life Sunday by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops—approximately 200 persons participated in peaceful, prayerful Life Chains at several parishes throughout Ulster County, New York.

The Good Newsroom caught up with Father Arthur Rojas,Moderator of the Ulster Deanery Respect Life Committee and pastor at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church at Port Ewen and Sacred Heart Church in Esopus, where two dozen parishioners stood in support of life.

See our report in the video below.

To learn more, please visit https://ulsterdeaneryrespectlife.org