Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life, gives the homily during the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Jan. 23, 2020.

Peter Zelasko
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life, gives the homily during the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Jan. 23, 2020.

While the National Prayer Vigil for Life is normally attended by thousands on the eve of the annual March for Life, the 2021 Mass was closed to the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions.