Helen Alvaré to Headline Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life

Helen M. Alvaré, an associate professor of law at George Mason University School of Law and advisor to Pope Benedict XVI’s Pontifical Council for the Laity, will be headlining this year’s Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life, the nation’s largest student-run pro-life conference, which annually takes place on the campus of Georgetown University.

Alvare was previously an associate professor at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law and worked with the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities at the NCCB where she lobbied, testified before federal congressional committees, addressed university audiences, and appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs on behalf of the U.S. Catholic bishops.

The conference brings students, faculty, and clergy together to discuss the importance of life. This year the conference is scheduled for the day after the March for Life on January 26th at Georgetown University. The conference is organized by Georgetown University Right to Life and the Georgetown chapters of the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of the Americas and University Faculty for Life.

Other prominent speakers include Lila Rose, founder and president of Live Action; Melissa Ohden, abortion survivor; and Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List. Attendees may also participate in small group discussions and meet other pro-life leaders.

The Conference was first held in 2000 and later named in honor of His Eminence John Cardinal O’Connor, the late Archbishop of New York and a Georgetown University alumnus.  Cardinal O’Connor was famously a champion of the unborn, and this conference which bears his name seeks to continue his mission of defending the sacredness of all human life.

Community members, academics and other March for Life pilgrims are welcome. You don’t have to be a student to attend, but they ask that attendees be high school-age or older. Religious members are welcome at no cost.

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