39th Annual Life Chain Taking Place on Respect Life Sunday, October 4

On the afternoon of Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 4, 2025, the Life Chain will take place in 11 locations involving 19-plus Catholic parishes and other Christian churches throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis. This ecumenical pro-life event, which started in 1987, unites tens of thousands each year in peaceful prayer and witness throughout the United States and Canada.

See the list below for times, locations, and details, which will also be published in the St. Louis Review. Contact each person or church listed below for information about specific chains. If you know of other Life Chains happening within the Archdiocese which aren’t listed, please contact prolife@archstl.org or 314.792.7555.