Practitioners in Brazil have just taken a big step forward for CREIGHTON MODEL teaching. A team at the Federal University of São Paulo has produced the first carefully tested Brazilian Portuguese version of the Follow-up Form. Until now, many teachers there have been translating the English form as they went. This new version was done…

Congratulations to the Brazilian Association of FertilityCare Professionals (ABPFC) on your Second Brazilian FertilityCare Annual Meeting. The event was held in Brasília and brought together 70% of the Creighton Model and NaProTECHNOLOGY Brazil team—24 FertilityCare Practitioners, 27 Medical Consultants, Bishop Antônio Augusto (who has accompanied this work from the beginning), and Fathers Felipe and Lucas.…
Dr. Stephen J. Hilgers opens the 2nd International NaProTechnology and Fertility Conference by highlighting the global reproductive health crisis, including rising infertility and falling birth rates. He critiques conventional assisted reproduction methods for bypassing root causes and advocates for a restorative paradigm using the Creighton Model as a vital tool. NaProTechnology focuses on identifying underlying…
Diane Daly, co-founder of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System, delivered a keynote on the model’s origins after Humanae Vitae, its development with Dr. Thomas Hilgers and team, and its role as a comprehensive, standardized fertility education and support system. She distinguishes between sexuality and genitality using the SPICE framework (Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Communicative/Creative, Emotional) to…
A beautiful reflection on waiting for motherhood, drawing on Mary’s own experience of entrusted fertility — her “yes” to God without guarantees or timelines. The piece frames waiting not as passive emptiness but as an active, faith-filled vocation, especially resonant amid a quiet revival of young Catholics prioritizing family life. It also introduces NaProTechnology (Natural…
After years of heartbreak and unanswered questions, couples like Cloe and Gabe Noll, and Erin and Jason Swindler, found real hope and healing at the Saint Paul VI Institute. Cloe faced a miscarriage and a gut feeling something was wrong—leading to the discovery of severe endometriosis and a blocked fallopian tube, cleared through careful surgery…
This keynote lecture was presented by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD at the 2nd International Congress of NaProTechnology, hosted by Fertilitas in Madrid, Spain at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in November 2025. It focuses on science for human procreation, featuring international experts like Dr. Hilgers, and offering hope for natural parenthood through evidence-based FertilityCare. In…