In a small indication of how rapidly the contagion is affecting Italy, by the time the Vatican spokesman sent his communique to the media, the number of victims had risen dramatically—the total number of cases rising to 3,858 and deaths to 148.
Health Care
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Catholic health professionals criticize Trump’s 2021 proposed budget cuts to Medicaid
The president’s proposal, released on Monday, extends the tax cuts he signed in 2017 for a decade, increases spending on defense and veterans’ affairs, cuts foreign aid and makes significant cuts to safety net programs, including Medicaid and programs created by the Affordable Care Act.
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U.S. Bishops and Catholic hospitals denounce Trump’s plan for Medicaid
“It is unacceptable for the federal government to walk away from its shared commitment under the Medicaid program to ensure care for all low-income and vulnerable individuals in our country,” reads a statement released on Jan. 31 by the Catholic Health Association, the domestic justice committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA.
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The Catholic Hospital That Pioneered AIDS Care
Saint Vincent’s made a habit of serving people on the margins.
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AIDS, the Catholic Church and LGBT issues today
In the series finale of ‘Plague,’ Mike looks at what’s happening in the church in HIV and AIDS care today and then reflects on comments and questions from listeners about the ongoing debates over LGBT issues in the Catholic Church.
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A Catholic Sister learns to serve people with AIDS
In the fifth episode of “Plague,” Mike visits the small Midwestern city of Belleville, Illinois, where a Catholic Sister broke ground in the 1980s by opening an organization to provide services for people living with HIV and AIDS.
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A gay Catholic Church in the Castro
Learn more at www.americamag.org/plague.
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The complicated history of AIDS and the Catholic Church
The story of Catholics and the AIDS epidemic in the United States is often told as one of “gays versus the church.” But the reality was much more complicated.
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Seniors squeeze out kids in federal budget
Federal spending on children fell to 1.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product in 2018.
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World AIDS Day and the premiere of ‘Plague’
“Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church,” an ambitious podcast created and hosted by America’s national correspondent, Michael J. O’Loughlin, premiers Dec. 1.