The death of Cardinal Elio Sgreccia certainly leaves a great void. I remember him – I was still a young priest at the time – as one of the pioneers in the world of medicine and health care ministry, especially in the area of ​​research on bioethical problems. The integration of Christian doctrine and scientific […]

Dear Friends, I sincerely thank dr. Larkin for the invitation to participate in this important world congress. On behalf of the Pontifical Academy for Life, I wish to extend the greeting of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church to all of you. The Pontifical Academy for several years is committed to promoting  palliative care in the world. […]

In full agreement with the affirmations of the Archbishop of Reims, H.E. Msgr. Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, and the auxiliary bishop, H.E. Msgr. Bruno Feillet, in relation to the sad case of Mr. Vincent Lambert, we wish to reiterate the grave violation of the dignity of the person that the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration would […]

By Jen CopestakeBBC Click It might not be the first place you imagine when you think about robots. But in the Renaissance splendour of the Vatican, thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, scientists, ethicists and theologians gather to discuss the future of robotics. The ideas go to the heart of what it means to be […]

Press Release. Palliative care: an across-the-board commitment in the Catholic world and beyond! Tirana, Albania, March 18, 2019. The Pontifical Academy for Life’s commitment to palliative care is «across the board», with conferences (the next in Brazil and Rwanda), ecumenical appointments, publications, and academic training. On Monday, March 18th, at the Faculty of Medicine of the […]

Dear friends, Please accept my most cordial welcome to this time of reflection and exchange about a question that is extremely relevant today and looks in a new way at what has always been at the center of the mission of the Pontifical Academy of Life throughout its twenty-five years of activity, that is, the […]