Help rebuild the home of Brazil’s beloved pro-life warrior and his 47 adopted children
Tonio de Mello has poured out his life for those rejected and cast aside by the world. Give today and be a part of this miracle of love!
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Articles tagged Disabled children
American Academy of Pediatrics now acknowledges Trisomy 13, 18 are not ‘incompatible with life’
For years, doctors have denied health care to children based on a Trisomy 13 or 18 diagnosis on the false and discriminatory grounds that Trisomy is ‘lethal.’
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LifeSite donors help Brazilian orphanage meet 84% of its funding goal
The Catholic Community Jesus Menino helps transform the lives of our children.
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WATCH: Brazilian man caring for disabled children needs help to repair community home
The Child Jesus community, which houses 47 disabled children, is suffering leaks and water damage from the last season of heavy rains, and the community’s founder, Tonio Tavares, is asking readers for help.
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‘Wrongful birth’ lawsuits show our culture has once again embraced eugenics
The Austrian Supreme Court ruled that a little girl should not have been born, and that the cost of raising her should be borne by the doctor who failed to identify her imperfections in time to facilitate her feticide.
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Man who adopted 46 disabled kids inspires March for Life with his total pro-life commitment
Antonio de Mello believes that caring for disabled children, many of whom survived abortion attempts, is his 'divine calling from God.'
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Family’s embrace of adopted Serbian boy with Down syndrome attests to value of all human life
'Rex completes our family,' Catholic husband and father Matt Effhauser wrote.
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‘Worth every minute’: Parents of babies with trisomy 18 say they don’t regret choosing life
In the wake of reports that a Texas mother carrying a baby with Trisomy 18 was traveling out of state to abort the child, a pro-life mom said that her daughter with Trisomy 13 lived nearly four years and 'touched everyone, anyone who came in contact with her.'
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URGENT: 46 disabled children in Brazil need your help this Advent
This Advent, Tonio de Mello, a Catholic layman and adoptive father to 46 disabled children, is appealing for funds for his community Jesus Menino (Boy Jesus) which cares for disabled children, many of whom were harmed by botched abortions in Petropolis, Brazil.
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Urgent: 46 children need food, medicine, clothing now
Tonio de Mello adopted and saved 46 disabled children through his organization, Comunidade Jesus Menino. Now, you can make a difference in their lives by ensuring each child is properly fed, clothed, and protected — but De Mello needs your help before the end of 2023. All 46 of De Mello’s adopted children suffer from various disabilities, with many saying that De Mello’s ministry is one of the most pro-life and pro-family organizations in the world. Be a part of this incredible pro-life and pro-family ministry from wherever you are in the world. Help these children who cannot help themselves […]