Fathers

Thank you, Jorge: The father who sacrificed everything to create the greatest of all time

Emigrating to Spain, personal sacrifices, and neighborhood drills: The story of Jorge Messi, who helped create football's greatest phenomenon ever.

They leaned on each other in the small apartment near Camp Nou. Jorge and Leo.
 An illustrative image of babies.

Research: Fathers get depressed after child's birth, just not right away

IRGC propaganda showing officers planning missile launches towards Tel Aviv, created using Lego, March 10, 2026.

WATCH: IRGC-linked media shares propaganda video using Lego, blaming Israel-US for Minab school

Woman in distress.

Working together to end domestic violence: WIZO's vision for change


Fathers have important role in infant sleep and breastfeeding - study

Fathers were more likely to report breastfeeding at eight weeks if they wanted the child's mother to breastfeed, as opposed to those who didn't want the mother to breastfeed or had no opinion.

 Infant holding their parent's hand (illustrative)

Are fathers a crucial part in shaping sons' attitude to masculinity? - study

Father have a unique opportunity to model positive behaviors for their sons and help break the cycle of toxic masculinity that can lead to abusive behavior. 

 A father and son holding hands while walking

Brazilian teen gave birth to twins - but they don't have the same father

This rare phenomenon is called heteropaternal superfecundation. It's quite common in cats and dogs, but it's rare in humans. Only a small handful of cases have been recorded.

 Illustrative photo of two babies holding hands

Man accidentally signs himself up for camp instead of daughter

The father experienced some difficulty when he took his daughter to camp and found she wasn't the one signed up.

 Mark the first day of camp on the calendar and count down together (Illustrative).

13th-century will reveals Marco Polo may have had a secret daughter

A woman named Agnese wrote her will and entrusted it to her father, Marco Polo.

A REPLICA of Marco Polo’s 700-year-old last will and testament.

The cavernous void after losing a loved one

I flew out to be with my dad in early August after his wife of 36 years suffered a debilitating stroke. Two weeks later he died.

 My father was the towering figure in my life

What are politicians saying about High Court approval for LGBTQ surrogacy?

"To be a parent is a basic right and there is no reason to prevent me from exercising that right with a surrogate in Israel," MK Eitan Ginzburg said.

Pride flag raised over the Israeli Foreign Ministry, June 21, 2021.

A father's legacy to his children

More than an inheritance, “Dad” left us with a heritage of commitment to kin and community – and of modesty.

THE FAMILY celebrates the writer’s bar mitzvah.

MDA medic instructs husband through baby's delivery over the phone

"It was a special moment, but I hope it's a once in a lifetime experience," the new father said.

The Hodera family.

The life and death of an extraordinary ordinary man

Alvin Thomas Feldman danced as he lived.

Alvin Thomas Feldman