A saint for our times — the doctor who died to save her unborn child

IF Gianna Beretta Molla were alive today, she would be 82 years old. But she’s not, having chosen to perform a rare act of heroism.

A saint for our times — the doctor who died to save her unborn child

She laid down her life for her child.

Last Sunday, Pope John Paul II declared her a saint.

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