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John Smeaton is executive director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in the United Kingdom.
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Bishops—The First Ones Called to Preach the Gospel of Life

February 19, 2014 John Smeaton 0

Editor’s Note: The following was delivered as an address to the Catholic leadership organization Legatus at its annual summit in Orlando on February 8. Ladies and gentlemen, I have worked in the pro-life movement for […]

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This year the Brotherhood of Hope, a community of religious brothers who evangelize college students at secular schools, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its founding and the 50th anniversary of the ordination of its […]

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