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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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Emily Mangiaracina

• Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 2025

‘A mission from God’: Pro-life Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro renews pledge to defend the unborn

In an interview with founder of the Jesus Menino community, which cares for disabled children, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to continue to fight for the unborn.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• May 9, 2022May 10, 2022

‘He gave me everything’: Pro-life hero hailed by his 44 disabled, adopted children

Members of Jesus Menino community are so grateful for the ways in which LifeSiteNews readers have responded to their needs.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Dec 24, 2021Dec 21, 2021

Pro-Life hero who adopted 44 disabled children in Brazil meets Pope Francis

Pope Francis agreed at Wednesday’s meeting to continue paying for the disabled children’s health insurance.

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Tim Jackson

• Nov 12, 2021

They survived failed abortions. LifeSite readers helped cover their medical costs

Tonio Tavares de Mello adopts all of the children who come to the Baby Jesus Community in Brazil.

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Claire Chretien

• Mar 29, 2021Jun 18, 2021

Baby Jesus community cares for ‘miracle’ babies who survived abortions

The Baby Jesus community is a witness to the value and inherent dignity of every human being in a world that increasingly sees disabled children as disposable or unwanted – and on a continent that is facing a push to radicalize its abortion laws.

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Claire Chretien

• Dec 19, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Man adopts 42 kids, saving most of them after failed abortions

'I have 42 adopted children,' said Tonio Tavares De Mello. 'I embraced a path in my life that I never thought about.'

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Martin M. Barillas

• Dec 16, 2019Apr 22, 2024

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WATCH: Brazilian man caring for disabled children needs help to repair community home

‘A mission from God’: Pro-life Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro renews pledge to defend the unborn

‘He gave me everything’: Pro-life hero hailed by his 44 disabled, adopted children

Pro-Life hero who adopted 44 disabled children in Brazil meets Pope Francis

They survived failed abortions. LifeSite readers helped cover their medical costs

Baby Jesus community cares for ‘miracle’ babies who survived abortions

Man adopts 42 kids, saving most of them after failed abortions