New Blessing

From the AFP:

The fiercely pro-life Roman Catholic Church in the United States is finalizing a special Vatican-approved prayer dedicated to unborn children, its national association of bishops said Tuesday.

"Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb" should be available in English and Spanish at Roman Catholic parishes from coast to coast in time for Mother's Day on May 13.

"This new blessing gives thanks to God for the gift of life and imparts his blessing on the development child and his or her family," spokesman Don Clemmer of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops told AFP by email on Tuesday.