Articles on this issue "illness"
Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday upon receiving in audience at the Vatican participants in the 23rd International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health …
read moreTwo statues in St. Peter's Square will be illuminated with blue lights Friday night to mark World Diabetes Day. This the first time Vatican City is participating in the world day by …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave Thursday during the 62nd session of the UN general assembly on the progress …
read moreA Spanish bishop joined his voice to that of others in the Church who have clarified how to pastorally care for those who cannot consume wheat products, but still want to receive the …
read moreThe Eucharist is the only true remedy against pain, since in it we make our suffering part of Christ's passion, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry. Cardinal …
read moreThe work of health care ministry is more than physically aiding the sick, it also seeks to provide answers about the meaning of life and suffering, says Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán. The …
read moreA doctor should prepare the incurably ill for death by avoiding any "conspiracy of silence" and proclaiming a "life that does not die," said the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. …
read moreEven in sickness God gives comfort and "the power of his love" to those who abandon themselves to him, says Benedict XVI. These were the Pope's words on his visit this morning to San Giovanni …
read morelt;/A>).- Christian leaders in Belarus have joined forces to work toward preventing the spread of AIDS in the nation, which has taken the lives of 484 people in the last 20 years. …
read moreBenedict XVI is appealing to all people of good will to increase their efforts to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to combat "the disdain" he says is often directed toward those with the …
read moreCatholic hospitals should be notable for Christian love and be places where suffering is endured while the joy of the resurrection is proclaimed, says a Vatican official. Cardinal Javier …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's April 22 address during his visit to the San Matteo Polyclinic in Pavia, Italy. * * * PASTORAL VISIT TO VIGEVANO AND PAVIA (ITALY) VISIT TO THE …
read moreBenedict XVI made an appeal for solidarity with the victims of tuberculosis. The international day dedicated to victims of this disease is scheduled for Saturday. The Pope's appeal today was a …
read moreFaith and Christian friendship enable people to live with sickness and human fragility, Benedict XVI told two groups dedicated to caring for the ill and handicapped. The Pope said this on …
read morePatients who can't communicate must be treated with the same dignity and respect as those who can speak for themselves, says Benedict XVI. The Holy Father made this comment in a letter sent …
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