A National Holy Hour for Life followed the Mass. The morning of Jan. 24, a Mass was celebrated in the Great Upper Church to close the vigil, serving as a send-off for those heading across town to the National Mall for the March for Life. Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn, New York, was the main celebrant of the closing liturgy.

"We're called to witness to his life and light, in particular for the preborn, who may not be born and who may never see the light of day."

Archbishop Naumann called on young people "to be witnesses to your peers. You're called to help them to come to know what brought you here tonight."

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the apostolic administrator ... On Jan. 6, Pope Francis named Cardinal McElroy, the bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, as the new archbishop of Washington, succeeding Cardinal Gregory, who had served in that role since 2019.

Totals 26-55 21-31 81. Halftime_San Francisco 32-28. 3-Point Goals_San Diego 4-19 (Dahlke 3-7, Duckett 1-3, Beniwal 0-1, Chammaa 0-1, Pierre 0-1, Trouet 0-1, Clouet 0-5), San Francisco 8-24 (Linguard 3-7, Riley 2-3, Williams 2-4, Thomas 1-4, Poom 0-1 ...

Totals 15-51 15-22 50. Halftime_San Diego St. 28-21. 3-Point Goals_San Diego St. 9-25 (DeGourville 4-5, Byrd 2-7, Gwath 1-1, Davis 1-2, Ferrari 1-2, Coleman-Jones 0-1, McKinney 0-1, Boyd 0-6), Nevada 5-26 (DuSell 3-7, Rolison 1-2, McBride 1-4, T.Coleman 0 ...

Totals 24-53 31-37 92. Halftime_Portland 42-37. 3-Point Goals_San Diego 9-18 (Clouet 4-8, Dahlke 2-3, Beniwal 1-1, Brooks 1-1, Pierre 1-2, Duckett 0-1, Gaffney 0-1, Muncey 0-1), Portland 13-28 (Mackinnon 7-9, Rapp 3-11, Austin 2-3, Delano 1-2, Ballew 0-3).

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas' 17 points helped San Francisco defeat San Diego 81-69 on Saturday. Thomas shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Dons (17-6, 7-3 West Coast ...

Totals 27-60 14-17 79. Halftime_UC San Diego 41-22. 3-Point Goals_CS Northridge 2-14 (Beard 1-4, Washington 1-5, Adams 0-2, Fuller 0-3), UC San Diego 11-30 (McGhie 5-11, Rochelin 2-5, Gray 2-6, Kapic 1-2, Howell 1-3, Brooks 0-1, Burke 0-2). Fouled Out_Fofana.

Several bishops and archbishops spoke of the sanctity of life in Washington on the eve of the annual March for Life.

Totals 26-55 16-23 77. Halftime_UC San Diego 44-31. 3-Point Goals_UC Santa Barbara 5-23 (Swenson 2-6, Turner 2-7, Murrell 1-5, Fontenet 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Shtolzberg 0-1, Anderson 0-2), UC San Diego 9-25 (Gray 3-5, Tait-Jones 3-5, Rochelin 1-1, Kapic 1-5 ...

A Lombard native, Dan Petrella has written for newspapers from Chicago to Carbondale. Before joining the Tribune in 2017, he was Springfield bureau chief for Lee Enterprises newspapers. He's also been an editor and reporter at The State Journal-Register in Springfield. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.