CSF February 2023: Local news

Walk for Life West Coast draws tens of thousands

The first Walk for Life West Coast since the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade drew tens of thousands of prolife supporters to San Francisco in a turnout that rivaled crowds before COVID-19. Among those walking were young people from local schools such as Marin Catholic, and from as far away as Southern California, Arizona and Oklahoma. The day began with a special pro-life Mass newly commissioned by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. At the Walk for Life West Coast Mass, the light voices of the St. Brigid School Choir, led by choir director and cathedral music director Christoph Tietze, in counterpoint with the resonant voices of adult choir members, filled the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. ■