Jerome Lejeune Archives

Cardinal Eijk urges Pope Leo to be ‘clear’ and ‘unambiguous’ in teaching

Dutch Cardinal Wim Eijk warned that the Catholic Church risks fostering deep confusion among the faithful unless Pope Leo speaks with clarity on doctrine.

News

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jun 3, 2025

Canada’s euthanasia activists will not be happy until every life-affirming institution is destroyed

Dr. Jerome Lejeune was right: Despite the hostile opposition in Trudeau’s Canada, fighting for euthanasia-free spaces – ‘places of life’ – for people to flee to is essential.

Blogs

Jonathon Van Maren

• Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024

Council of Europe’s bioethical committee now permits gene modification of human embryos

Clarifications were issued to stress that research in genome editing for 'preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic' purposes falls under the limits of the Oviedo Convention – but that is also a way of saying that research is allowed under these provisions.

Blogs

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Oct 25, 2022

Vatican recognizes ‘heroic virtues’ of professor who discovered the cause of Down Syndrome

'At a time when our society is calling into question the most fundamental certainties about the human person, Jérôme Lejeune remains a passionate and courageous witness to truth and charity'

News

Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Feb 1, 2021Jun 18, 2021

Unlike capital punishment, abortion re-crucifies Christ again and again

The crisis of morals has reached such a grave point that our bishops are no longer even capable of distinguishing between different kinds of dignity that people have.

Blogs

Peter Kwasniewski

• Jan 21, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Cardinal Sarah: Fight against abortion is ‘part of the final battle…between God and Satan’

'The most striking objective sign indicating that we are going into the abyss, a bottomless pit, is the tragic force of the rejection of life.'

News

Pete Baklinski

• Apr 5, 2017Jun 18, 2021

Pope Francis’ dismantling of Vatican pro-life academy is devastating if you know how important it was

Pro-lifers must understand the importance of the Pontifical Academy for Life and of its achievements in order to appreciate Pope Francis’ recent actions to deconstruct it.

Opinion

Judie Brown

• Mar 2, 2017Jun 18, 2021

Pope’s overhaul of Vatican pro-life academy ‘heartbreaking’: former member

Pope Francis had dismissed every single member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Opinion

Judie Brown

• Feb 21, 2017Jun 18, 2021

Huge crowd of 50,000 joins Paris March for Life

A major concern expressed during Europe's largest pro-life march was France's proposed amendment that would restrict pro-life websites.

News

Fr. Mark Hodges

• Jan 24, 2017Apr 23, 2024

‘To the least of these’: The remarkable story of the man who discovered Down syndrome

A new film about Jerome Lejeune, a pro-life doctor and geneticist, shows the drama of his life after identifying the cause of Down syndrome.

Opinion

Mary Le Rumeur

• Jul 4, 2016Jun 18, 2021

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Cardinal Eijk urges Pope Leo to be ‘clear’ and ‘unambiguous’ in teaching

Canada’s euthanasia activists will not be happy until every life-affirming institution is destroyed

Council of Europe’s bioethical committee now permits gene modification of human embryos

Vatican recognizes ‘heroic virtues’ of professor who discovered the cause of Down Syndrome

Unlike capital punishment, abortion re-crucifies Christ again and again

Cardinal Sarah: Fight against abortion is ‘part of the final battle…between God and Satan’

Pope Francis’ dismantling of Vatican pro-life academy is devastating if you know how important it was

Pope’s overhaul of Vatican pro-life academy ‘heartbreaking’: former member

Huge crowd of 50,000 joins Paris March for Life

‘To the least of these’: The remarkable story of the man who discovered Down syndrome