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John M. Haas

John M. Haas is the John Cardinal Krol Professor of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary near Philadelphia. He was the president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia from 1996 to 2019 and then served as senior fellow until January 2025.

30 years later: St. John Paul II’s enduring challenge to culture in ‘Evangelium Vitae’

March 23, 2025
By John M. Haas
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life

Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the “apostle of life.” He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the inviolability of innocent human life.

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