Fr. Ralph Weimann

FR. RALPH WEIMANN was born in 1976. After studying in the United States, Italy, and Germany, he obtained a diploma in humanities and a bachelor in philosophy, followed by a licentiate in theology. After his ordination to the priesthood, he earned a doctorate in theology in 2010 on the thesis “Dogma and Progress in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger.” He earned a second doctorate in 2013 on the thesis “Bioethics in a Secularized Society.” He has worked as a military chaplain since 2015. Fr. Weimann lectures at various colleges and universities in Rome, in particular the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) and the International Online University Domuni. He is the author of Bioethical Challenges at the End of Life: An Ethical Guide in Catholic Perspective, and the recently published Sacramentals: Their Meaning and Spiritual Use.