Bringing Up Daddy

FACTS OF LIFE

Becoming a father civilizes a man. How? By causing his levels of testosterone to fall sharply after his child is born, according to researchers from Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, Harvard University and the University of Nevada. Commenting on the study, a British psychology professor said the hormone drop-off seems to be nature's way of getting men to behave in a gentle, non-aggressive way around newborn offspring.

Source: BBC News, Nov. 9

Illustration by Tim Rauch

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis returns to the Vatican

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican last Sunday and is expected now to face two months of rest and recovery. Is this a new phase in his pontificate. This week on Register Radio, we talk to Frank Rocca, EWTN News Senior Vatican Analyst. And, as we move closer to Holy Week, the Register has taken a long look at the Art of Holy Week. We are joined by Sister Mary Madeline Todd from Aquinas College and a contributor to our coverage.