CROSSES REPRESENT ABORTIONS --- Matt Kresich plants some of the 4,000 crosses placed at St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers in Dyer, Ind., Oct. 5. The crosses --- representing the number of abortions performed daily in the United States --- were placed by Catholic school students in the Diocese of Gary at the start of Respect Life Month.

Photo: CNS/KAREN CALLAWAY, NORTHWEST INDIANA CATHOLIC