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680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2025040916040_f53a0a50fdb8666a8e08e312fce88fd2af33f0cb18a4a1c7b93ce05f21edffe2.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2025040916040_f53a0a50fdb8666a8e08e312fce88fd2af33f0cb18a4a1c7b93ce05f21edffe2.png" type="image/png"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2025040916040_8c8d956268728b7ec664805bcdcc8e1c0dac4ef5edc6413531665726781305d6.png" type="image/png"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2025040916040_8c8d956268728b7ec664805bcdcc8e1c0dac4ef5edc6413531665726781305d6.png" alt="Archbishop Joseph Naumann" title="Archbishop Joseph Naumann "> </picture> </a> </figure> <h2 class="mainArticle__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/archbishop-naumann-heroic-witness-to-life">Archbishop Naumann: Heroic Witness to Life</a></h2> <div class="mainArticle__teaser"> <p>EDITORIAL: We thank the Lord for Archbishop Naumann’s courageous promotion of life at all stages, and we pray that others in the Church will be drawn to imitate his witness.</p> </div> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">The Editors</span> <a href="/section/editorial">Editorial</a> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/archbishop-naumann-heroic-witness-to-life#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/archbishop-naumann-heroic-witness-to-life" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> <div class="relatedCover"> <h4 class="relatedCover__headline"><span>Related coverage</span><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/archbishop-naumann-talks-motherhood-the-right-to-life-and-the-power-of-our-individual-witness">Archbishop Naumann Talks Motherhood, the Right to Life and the Power of Our Individual Witness</a></h4> </div> </article> </div> <div class="mainGrid--right articleGrid col-md-5 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <article class=""> <figure class=" icon icon--blog"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/msgr-roger-landry-brings-christ-to-lepers-in-vietnam"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20250409140428_32c1f9db475fac1714a7c34913d970e0607e369f265cea054146ff1138031079.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20250409140428_32c1f9db475fac1714a7c34913d970e0607e369f265cea054146ff1138031079.jpg" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" 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Roger Landry offers shoes for those suffering with leprosy during his visit with the Pontifical Missions Society to Vietnam. He has been sharing his journey on social media. " title="Msgr. Roger Landry offers shoes for those suffering with leprosy during his visit with the Pontifical Missions Society to Vietnam. He has been sharing his journey on social media. 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