The 50-plus members of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church were a small sampling of the abortion opponents at the March for Life in the District on Tuesday. Anti-abortion advocates from across the country -- including those from several Loudoun churches -- came to Capitol Hill to attend the annual event.

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A poster in the lobby of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville displays information about the March for Life. Dozens of parishioners signed up to take part in the event.

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Members of the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church congregation loaded onto chartered buses and made the trip to Washington to attend the annual March for Life.

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Katie Bashioum, 7, and Sarah Cohoon, 5, were all smiles aboard the March for Life bus chartered by St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.

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During the hour-long ride from Purcellville to Washington, church members sang hymns, chatted and helped each other prepare for the March for Life.

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Members of the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church attend a pre-rally mass at St. Stephen Martyr Roman Catholic Church.

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The congregation of Purcellville's St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church sings hymns during a pre-rally Mass in Washington at St. Stephen Martyr Roman Catholic church.

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Members of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church make their way to the March For Life on the National Mall.

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Abortion opponents pass the Washington Monument as they make their way to Capitol Hill.

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About 50 members of Purcellville's St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church took their anti-abortion crusade to Washington during the national March For Life.

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Members of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church make their way to the March For Life on Tuesday.

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Protesters of all ages from St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church attend the March for Life on Tuesday.

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A large number of people from St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church who attended the March For Life were youth.

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