St. Augustine of Hippo, born Aurelius Augustinus to a respectable family in the year 354 CE, is now considered one of the foremost theologians in the history of the

Pope Innocent XI, born Benedetto Odescalchi, made considerable contributions to the Roman Catholic approach to embryology by condemning several propositions on liberal moral theology in 1679, including two related to

The embryological treatise De formato foetu (The Formed Fetus) was written by anatomist and embryologist

Amniocentesis is a test used for prenatal diagnosis of inherited diseases, Rh incompatibility, neural tube defects, and lung maturity. Normally performed during the second

On 20 January 2001, Republican

Although the concept of quickening was not developed initially by the Roman Catholic Church, much of their histories are intertwined.

Embryogenesis is an intricate process that can easily be disrupted by means of