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How Archbishop Naumann’s Family Tragedy Shaped His Beliefs on the Sanctity of Life

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life, gives the homily during the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Jan. 23, 2020.

Peter Zelasko
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life, gives the homily during the Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Jan. 23, 2020.

Despite tremendous tragedy, Archbishop Naumann said his mother maintained a deep faith – and raised her sons to have that same faith.