Jerome Lejeune

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George Weigel at the Angelicum in Rome, May 18, 2022.

Pontifical Academy for Life is betraying its founder, JPII biographer George Weigel says

May 22, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

George Weigel, biographer of St. John Paul II, lamented that the Pontifical Academy for Life has betrayed Dr. Jérôme Lejeune,... Read more

The International Chair of Bioethics Jérôme Lejeune held its second annual international conference in Rome on May 17-18, 2024, to reflect on the bioethical challenges surrounding the health and care of people at different stages of life.

International Jérôme Lejeune bioethics conference highlights crucial life and health issues

May 20, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The International Chair of Bioethics Jérôme Lejeune held its second annual international conference in Rome on May 17–18. Read more

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What is the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life?

Aug 10, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

A controversy over a book and statements made on Twitter has recently drawn increased attention to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy... Read more

Dr. Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994). Credit: Fondation Jérôme Lejeune

New documentary chronicles life of Catholic scientist Jerome Lejeune, heroic Down syndrome advocate

Dec 18, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

A documentary produced by a French filmmaker about Venerable Jerome Lejeune, a Catholic doctor and scientist who left a legacy... Read more

Dr. Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994). Credit: Fondation Jérôme Lejeune via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune

Jan 21, 2021

Pope Francis recognized on Thursday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that... Read more

Dr. Jerome Lejeune.

Down syndrome researcher’s sainthood cause a 'witness to life'

Mar 21, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

The life of Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, a French researcher who discovered the genetic cause of Down syndrome, is an example... Read more