Omaha, Neb., Sep 3, 2010 / 12:01 pm
Catholic medical professionals, clergy and lay people from across the United States and around the world are gathering this weekend to honor the legacy of the papal encyclical “Humane Vitae” and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Included among the featured speakers and guests at the “Labor Day Weekend Celebration of Love & Life” are Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Healthcare Workers, and Raymond Arroyo, anchor and host of EWTN’s “The World Over.”
The opening session on Thursday included a presentation by Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, CFCE, founder of the institute and a leading researcher in identifying Catholic-approved solutions to infertility with medical and surgical techniques that are all part of a new women’s health science known as NaPro Technology (natural procreative technology).
In his remarks to the more than 125 assembled guests, Hilgers recounted his professional journey of answering the call of Pope Paul VI in “Humane Vitae” who made an “appeal to men of science” in the controversial teaching document that was released in July 1968.