Articles on this issue "handicapped"
By Carrie Gress One of my father's goals was to return the humanity to the child with Down syndrome, says author Clara Lejeune-Gaymard. In this interview with ZENIT, Lejeune-Gaymard, author …
read moreAt least five health insurance companies in Switzerland give discounts to women who refuse abortions and in vitro fertilization, as well as prenatal diagnosis. The companies since 2004 have …
read moreBenedict XVI asked that the handicapped be integrated into society. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the U.N.\'s Declaration of the Rights of Disabled Persons, the Pope said: \"On this …
read moreBenedict XVI expressed his spiritual closeness to those who suffer. The Pope did so after praying the midday Angelus today with 6,000 residents, vacationers and pilgrims who came to the Alpine …
read moreThe encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" is one of John Paul II's most important contributions to peace and human rights, says the founder of a movement for the protection of handicapped children. …
read moreAs the 10th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life opened, a cardinal proposed to initiate the process of beatification of the group's first president, French geneticist Jérôme …
read moreThe Pontifical Academy for Life plans an anniversary celebration this month to mark its 10th birthday and to honor its first president, the late French geneticist Jérôme Lejeune. John Paul II …
read moreJohn Paul II says the mentally handicapped have the same need for love proper to every man and woman, and he calls for "continuous and discreet educational support" for them. The Pope …
read moreThe Jérôme Lejeune Foundation is publishing an information bulletin in English on critical questions of bioethics. This free weekly bulletin allows for consultation on current issues, press …
read moreThe Friends Association, a wing of the Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio, makes it a point of saying it engages in catechesis "with" the handicapped, not "for" the handicapped. The …
read moreSince 1995, Catholic volunteers of the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul of Moscow have helped broken families with handicapped children. Now they hope to carry their work further. In …
read moreJohn Paul II stressed the importance of learning from the mentally handicapped -- "special witnesses of the tenderness of God" -- and said they must be given their place in the Church. The …
read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court decision abolishing capital punishment for the mentally handicapped was applauded by the U.S. bishops conference. Sister Mary Ann Walsh, on behalf of the U.S. episcopal …
read moreExecuting mentally retarded people is unconstitutionally cruel, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. The majority view in todays decision reflects changes in public attitudes on the issue since the …
read moreHundreds of families with handicapped children have joined the group Collectif Contre LHandiphobie (Joint Action to Combat Phobia Against Handicaps), following two judicial decisions against …
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