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Eritrean Catholic Church remains opposed to health facilities' closure
As the Eritrean government continues to seize and close Catholic healthcare sites throughout the country, the Church has denounced the... Read more
Eritrean Catholics dedicate Apostles' Fast to pray over clinics' closure
The head of the Eritrean Catholic Church has called for the Church's faithful to observe the current fasting season in... Read more
Eritrean Catholic Church denounces government seizure of health clinics
The Eritrean Catholic Church has criticized the government of the one-party state for seizing and closing its 22 health clinics... Read more
Kenyan court rules that rape victims have right to abortion
Kenya's High Court ruled Wednesday that rape victims whose pregnancy threatens their life or health have a right to procure... Read more
Pope Francis invites pediatricians to help shape culture
Meeting with pediatricians at the Vatican on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged the medical professionals to be “promoters of a culture... Read more
Pope Francis: 'Christianity without tenderness does not work'
Meeting with representatives of a charismatic group dedicated to caring for the sick, Pope Francis on Monday emphasized the need... Read more
Catholic aid group to set up kidney dialysis clinic in Guadalajara
In response to the growing number of patients with kidney conditions in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Catholic charitable agency Caritas is... Read more
Ohio doctor under investigation after dozens of patient overdose deaths
A doctor at a Catholic health system in Ohio has been fired after being accused of prescribing excessive doses of... Read more
How will palliative care fare in Canada?
A member for Canadian Physicians for Life says requiring provision of assisted suicide by Catholic hospitals and by hospices will... Read more
Pope Francis visits the poor at mobile clinic in St Peter's Square
Pope Francis visited Friday the temporary medical clinics serving Rome’s poor and homeless in St. Peter's Square this week. Read more
Kenyan court considers guidelines for 'safe abortion'
Kenya's high court is considering the state of health care in the country, as it hears a case brought on... Read more
Vatican hospital issues new charter on rights of 'incurable' children
A month after the death of UK toddler Alfie Evans, the Vatican's Bambino Gesu children's hospital issued a new charter... Read more
'The Church is for life', Francis tells Catholic physicians
Ideologies which do not acknowledge and uphold the dignity of human life must be resisted and the Catholic Church’s teaching... Read more
California bishops: We must accompany those with mental illness
The leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50 is not car accidents or cancer, but drug... Read more
Peaceful protests outside hospital to support Alfie Evans' parents
Amid a tense battle over medical care for gravely ill toddler Alfie Evans, hundreds of protestors crowded outside Alder Hey... Read more
Alfie Evans’ parents say he is improving, as hospital seeks date to end life support
As the parents of a sick toddler fight for continued treatment, saying that he is showing signs of improvement, the... Read more
Syria is a new 'massacre of the innocents,' nuncio says
As the number of civilian victims in Syria's bloody civil war continues to climb, Cardinal Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio in... Read more
British court denies parents' appeal to save toddler's life support
On Tuesday, London’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision to end life support for an ill 21-month-old boy,... Read more
Pope Francis: Health care is part of the Church’s mission
Just as Jesus healed people during his earthly mission, care for the sick is a mission the entire Church is... Read more
Compassion is the heart of healthcare, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis on Saturday sent a message to health workers and organizations, saying compassion is the heart of what they... Read more
