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The Institute for Human Ecology (IHE) is a community of advanced study and liberal learning dedicated to the scientific understanding of man as the “center and crown” of nature, made in the image of God, whose “interior qualities outstrip the sum of mere things.” (Gaudium et Spes 12, 14)

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WATCH: Pope Benedict XVI: His Life and Legacy

12 January 2023

Featuring: Joseph Capizzi, Ed Condon, Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

The Institute for Human Ecology and the Catholic Information Center hosted a panel discussion to celebrate the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.