Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial gain.
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Vatican: Educational alliance needed to confront pandemic challenges
In a letter to L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, the head of the Congregation for Catholic Education called for an alliance between secular and Catholic educational institutions to confront the challenges caused by the pandemic.
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Economy must place people above ‘idols of finance,’ pope says
As many people around the world face economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, a paradigm shift is needed, Pope Francis said.
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Viruses of corruption and injustice are as destructive as COVID-19, Puerto Rican bishop says
The archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico has said that the people of that island are suffering from political corruption as well as the pandemic and the social injustice it engenders is also a “virus.”
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Italy: Controversial verdict may force legalization of assisted suicide
The acquittal of two “right-to-die” activists on July 27 who aided in the suicide of a person suffering from multiple sclerosis may force the Italian government to legalize assisted suicide in the country.
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Pope Francis thanks pilgrim with disability who walked along Spain’s Camino de Santiago
In a letter published on the website of the Diocese of Malaga, Spain, the pope thanked a teen with an intellectual disability after the 15-year-old traveled more than 60 miles along the famed Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
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Vatican denies involvement in decision to exhume Francisco Franco, former Spanish dictator
The Vatican released a statement denying involvement in the Spanish government’s decision to exhume the remains of the country’s late dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco.
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New Vatican doc: Laity have a role, but most parishes must be led by priests
The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy issued a new instruction on pastoral care that specifies the role of lay men and women in the church’s mission of evangelization and offers guidance in parish reforms and restructuring.
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Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital treating indigenous patients
The diocese said the respirator, delivered to the Campanha de Maraba Hospital July 12 by the apostolic nunciature in Brazil, was one of four sent by the pope to Brazil, which has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world.
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Vatican: More must be done to protect rights, dignity of refugees
The Vatican was committed to discussing solutions to “mass migration and refugee movements, with the goal of preserving human lives and dignity, alleviating suffering and advancing an authentic and integral development.”