COLORADO SPRINGS. The Bishop’s Respect Life Roundup, formerly called the Bishop’s Respect Life Dinner, will take place Aug. 24 from 5-8:30 p.m. at Flying W Ranch. The theme of this year’s event is “Hope in a New Generation.”

Mater Filius House in Colorado Springs is inviting everyone to a Wall Blessing & Construction Tour, on Saturday, July 22, 10am-Noon.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Mount St. Francis will host the Steps to Empower walk on Aug. 5, to benefit Bakhita Mountain Home for survivors of human trafficking.

Respect Life Pilgrimages Weekly Masses for Life to pray for the value of all life.

Friday, July 7, 8:30 a.m., St. Francis of Assisi, Colorado Springs

Friday, July 14, 8 a.m., St. Mark, Highlands Ranch

Friday, July 21, 7 a.m., St. Benedict, Falcon

Friday, July 28, Noon, Our Lady of Victory, Limon

COLORADO SPRINGS. On April 19, a small but dedicated group of prayer warriors walked from Divine Redeemer Church to the Colorado Springs City Hall as an act of reparation for the state of abortion in Colorado.

Editor’s note: Recently, the Respect Life Apostolate of the Diocese of Colorado Springs has been asked to explain the difference between Mater Filius, Gabriel Project, and Walking with Moms in Need. In the following Q&A, Julie Bailey, the Director of the Respect Life Apostolate, explains how these initiatives relate to one another.

COLORADO SPRINGS. A large group of youth and adults from the diocese traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate Jan. 20 in the March for Life, an annual demonstration which takes place as a response to the Jan. 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court which legalized abortion in all 50 states. Prior to the ruling, states had their own laws about abortion. The march began the following year, 1974, and has continued ever since.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Progress is being made within the diocese for the eventual implementation of the Gabriel Project, a program to mentor and support mothers in crisis pregnancies.

COLORADO SPRINGS. At the first Bishop’s Respect Life Dinner to take place following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last June, local pro-life leaders explained how the ruling is impacting Colorado and challenged local Catholics to change the way they think and speak about abortion.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and everyone must act now in order to prevent this crime from spiraling out of control, according to John DiGirolamo, author and member of St. Joseph Parish in Salida.