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Abigail Shrier A courageous writer in defense of young women everywhere Top Ten 2020 #10 She has dared to tell parents that “being a woman is a gift” In June of 2019, the congregation for Catholic Education released an instruction on “gender theory” for parents and teachers titled “Male and Female He Created Them.” [...]

Michael Nnadi A young Nigerian seminarian became a martyr for the Faith Top Ten 2020 #9 “Change your evil ways or perish” Nigeria, according to many worldwide indices, is one of the worst nations in the world for religious freedom and the rule of law. Christians, who make up roughly half the population, are [...]

Amy Coney Barrett Law professor at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, now the newest US Supreme Court Justice Top Ten 2020 #8 “A different kind of lawyer” In a 2006 commencement address, Amy Coney Barrett, then a law professor at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, gave [...]

Retired Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz A courageous bishop who served in Moscow and Minsk Top Ten 2020 #7 Ever the “good soldier” On the evening of January 6, 2021, just-retired Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mogilev, Belarus, celebrated Mass for the feast of the Epiphany at the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in his hometown area [...]

Professor Jane Adolphe A Canadian civil and canon lawyer at the Holy See Top Ten 2020 #6 A tireless advocate for victims of abuse and persecution Jane Adolphe is a Catholic international human rights lawyer, and Professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law (AMSL) in Naples, Florida, USA, with four law degrees: [...]

(clockwise from top left) Ivan Lam, 24; Joshua Wong, 26; Jimmy Lai, 71; and Agnes Chow, 24 Four Christian pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong Top Ten 2020 #5 “God is always my center” The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has become increasingly more vocal in the last decade as the Communist government of mainland [...]

Georges Assaf and Aya Naimeh Organizers of relief for homeless in Lebanon Top Ten 2020 #4 “Of course, helping people is always a joy” Lebanese Young Talents began in 2009 as an organization whose mission was to raise funds for young Lebanese students without means to pursue athletics at the college level. Maronite Catholics [...]

John Moorehouse A good editor, a good husband and father, a good man Top Ten 2020 #3 “An evangelist with his whole mind and heart” One of the largely unknown and unsung heroes of Catholic publishing passed away, quite unexpectedly, in December of 2020, at the age of only 51: acquisitions editor for TAN [...]

Cardinal George Pell The Australian prelate was accused, condemned, imprisoned, then absolved and freed Top Ten 2020 #2 “My Catholic faith sustained me” Convicted, then acquitted of outlandish abuse charges, he says there is still “a moral sense even in the darkest places” Australian Cardinal George Pell, 79, has had one of the more [...]