This Week Vice President Vance Will Headline World’s Largest Human Rights Gathering
This Friday, the pro-life community will rally in Washington, D.C. at the 53rd National March for Life — the largest annual human rights gathering in the world.
This year’s event will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, and Vice President Vance will keynote the rally for the second year in a row. Last year, the March for Life marked Vance’s first public appearance after being sworn as vice president of the United States.
The theme this year is “Life is a Gift,” inviting participants to reflect on the inherent worth of every human life, and celebrate the dignity of mothers, babies and families.
The March for Life is rooted in the long tradition of peaceful advocacy since its founding in 1973, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.
2024 March for Life Timelapse
Source: March for Life Education and Defense Fund YouTube Channel
Every year thousands of people travel to Washington, D.C. to rally on the National Mall and march up Constitution Avenue, past the White House, around the U.S. Capitol building and finish at the U.S. Supreme Court for the protection of human life.
While the legal landscape has shifted in recent years, the core purpose of the march remains the same — to advocate for a culture that protects human life at all stages from the womb to the tomb.
Source: March for Life
Grammy-nominated, Dove award-winning band Santus Real will perform a pre-rally concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The rally will begin at 12:00 p.m. ET.
The speaker line-up includes:
• United States Vice President J.D. Vance
• Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House
• Cissie Graham Lynch, Senior Advisor and Spokesperson for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse
• Friends of Club 21 Choir who will be performing the National Anthem
• Sarah Hurm, Abortion Pill Reversal Testimony Speaker
• Jennie Bradley Lichter, President of the March for Life
• U.S. Congressman Chris Smith
• Bishop Irinej Dobrijević, Head of Delegation, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA
• Debbie Biskey, CEO of Options for Her
• Elizabeth Pillsbury Oliver, student and President of Georgetown University Right to Life
Focus on the Family will be in attendance and invites our pro-life friends to join us as we March for Life in our nation’s Capital this week!
If you plan on attending the march in person, you can RSVP and learn more details at March for Life.
If you are unable to attend in person you can watch the livestream online!
Join us as we boldly testify to the humanity of every human life because “Life is a Gift!”
