Everyone dies, but not all cultures observe death in the same way.
Health Care
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Pope Francis: Lack of money shouldn’t impede health care
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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The Catholic Health Association on who should get a Covid-19 vaccine (and when)
Sister Mary Haddad on coronavirus vaccine: “It is our belief that all people regardless of immigration status—whether they be refugees or asylum seekers held in immigration centers—must be included in each priority population group.”
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U.S. bishops praise NIH board’s votes not to fund most research proposals using fetal tissue
The bishops applaud the Trump administration “for moving NIH in a direction that shows greater consideration for medical ethics in research, and greater respect for innocent human life.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A meditation on dementia and loss
Drawing on her years as a Baptist minister and nursing home chaplain, Lynn Casteel Harper asks the reader to reconsider much of the stigma—and terminology—that we place on people diagnosed with dementia.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis baptizes conjoined twins successfully separated at Vatican hospital
Their heads encased in bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptized by Pope Francis in the chapel of his residence.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Who goes first? The ethics of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine.
Imagine the potential for chaos once a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available. We need to decide now who should get the vaccine and when.
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Washington Archdiocese reviewing county directive delaying school opening
Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland has taken issue with the Montgomery County health officer’s directive mandating that all private and parochial schools remain closed until at least October 1st because of the pandemic.
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Review: Annalena Tonelli, a humanitarian innovator
Annalena Tonelli moved to Kenya in her 20s to work as a teacher. Her desire was to live among the poor as one of the poor.
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With virus spike, California has new round of closures, including churches
Due to the new round of coronavirus cases, California has had to reverse course and reinstate closures. “Outdoor Masses and other liturgical services such as adoration and prayer services are allowed and encouraged,” an L.A. archdiocesan news release said.