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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: [...]