The Biden administration’s May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines — as a means to expand the vaccine’s production and distribution — is a move the Vatican has been suggesting.
Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official
Trial hearings begin on Salvadoran massacre U.S. may have known about
An expert witness testified to the “illegal” presence of a high-ranking U.S. military adviser who may have known about the plot to kill nearly 1,000 civilians who perished in El Mozote, El Salvador, nearly 40 years ago.
Sister Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit U.S.-Mexico border
Sister Norma urged the president and other national leaders to “please come and see” with open hearts what is happening at the border.
German doctors remove ban on assisting suicide from code of conduct
The annual meeting of the German Medical Association, has lifted the professional ban on assisted suicide.
Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth, pope says
The Vatican released the Holy Father’s message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be marked Sept. 26 in most countries.
Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere
As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said praying for all those who have become sick, affected by the huge health emergency.
Pope’s desire for synodality will reshape the church, Cardinal Tobin says
The path toward synodality, the cardinal said, will require the Church to undergo its own conversion, “a new way of understanding and approaching how we carry out our mission.”
Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families
Trump administration officials said that 2,342 children had been separated from 2,206 parents at the U.S.-Mexico border between May 5 and June 9 of 2018 as part of the “zero tolerance” family separation policy.