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Pope Francis ordains a priest in St. Peter's Basilica, April 26, 2015.

Seminary faculty: Spiritual fatherhood central to priestly identity

Jun 13, 2019

By Perry West

Faculty at US seminaries have emphasized that spiritual fatherhood is an essential component of priestly identity, amid calls in some... Read more

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Edward Burne-Jones, “St. George Kills the Dragon,” 1866

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Argentine pro-life Dr. Leandro Rodríguez Lastra.

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Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia, which covers the Tigray region.

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Left to right: Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortionist and IVF provider, Emma Waters, a senior research associate at the Heritage Foundation, Andrew Kubick, a bioethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Religious Freedom Institute, and Sister Deirdre Byrne, superior of the D.C. Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, discuss the "eugenic" dangers of in vitro fertilization at a panel event at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024.

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Reporter Catherine Hadro speaks with Sister Mary Gianna of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and Frank DeAngelis on “EWTN News In Depth” on April 19, 2024. Sister Mary Gianna, also known as Jenica Thornby, was a sophomore at Columbine High School and DeAngelis was principal on April 20, 1999, when two gunmen killed 12 students and one teacher before turning their guns on themselves.

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Pro-lifers participate in the Illinois March for Life in Springfield, April 17, 2024.

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