Sr. Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp The Pontifical Academy of Life is holding a two-day workshop 25-26 June. Pope Francis met with the participants on Monday and shared his thoughts with them regarding the theme: Equal Beginnings. But then? A global responsibility”. Science at the service of life Pope Francis began saying that “human ecology” needs to be encouraged […]

‘There comes a point at which you have got to stand your ground and say we cannot obey that law if it requires us to carry out direct abortions’ Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos cannot perform direct abortions and church leaders and the hospital trustees must make that clear to the government, the director […]

VATICAN CITY — Behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others, Pope Francis said. Like the mythical figure Narcissus, people risk becoming infected by a “contagious spiritual virus” that turns them into “mirrored men and women who only see themselves and nothing […]

A Belgian researcher holds a human brain as part of a study into psychiatric diseases July 19, 2017. Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Academy for Life June 25 that behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others. (CNS photo/Yves Herman, […]

Care amiche e cari amici, vi rivolgo il mio più cordiale benvenuto per questo tempo di approfondimento e di scambio su un tema che ci sta molto a cuore. Le continue e rapide trasformazioni di cui siamo testimoni nel nostro mondo ci chiedono di riflettere in modo rinnovato e sempre più articolato a quanto costituisce […]

Claire Giangravè ROME – Pope Francis is not the only one criticizing the separation of children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border, with the head of the Vatican’s think tank on bioethics joining the U.S. bishops in condemning what he called “myopic politics.” The plight of immigrants, said Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of […]