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Family, friends and admirers gathered Nov. 27 at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle for the funeral Mass of the man whose network of New York City pregnancy centers is credited with saving the lives of more than 40,000 babies.
YONKERS, N.Y. — The Nov. 27 funeral Mass for Chris Slattery, the renowned longtime pro-life leader in New York, was a fitting end to a lifelong struggle against abortion.
On a cold, windswept day, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Yonkers was full of family, friends — Catholic and Protestant — laughing and crying, as they reminisced on Slattery’s life and legacy as a hardscrabble warrior. There were 13 Sisters of Life present, as well as two men in leather jackets with the words “Pro Biker Pro-Life” across their backs. The Mass was concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Peter Byrne of New York and 10 priests.
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YONKERS, N.Y. — The Nov. 27 funeral Mass for Chris Slattery, the renowned longtime pro-life leader in New York, was a fitting end to a lifelong struggle against abortion.
On a cold, windswept day, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Yonkers was full of family, friends — Catholic and Protestant — laughing and crying, as they reminisced on Slattery’s life and legacy as a hardscrabble warrior. There were 13 Sisters of Life present, as well as two men in leather jackets with the words “Pro Biker Pro-Life” across their backs. The Mass was concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Peter Byrne of New York and 10 priests.
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Chris Slattery RIP: Remembering a Pro-Life Giant
Family, friends and admirers gathered Nov. 27 at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle for the funeral Mass of the man whose network of New York City pregnancy centers is credited with saving the lives of more than 40,000 babies.
