“This is an essential read for anyone put in the position, however reluctantly, of being the family caretaker. Camosy seeks to bring hope as well as comfort, and he makes an intelligent, trenchant argument for keeping one’s moral decisions intact and without compromise.”
Author calls for greater respect of human dignity in health care
Texas bishops urge Biden to end impasse over health care funding for poor
Addressing what they described as “an urgent issue,” the prelates Dec. 3 sent the letters explaining that without an agreement covering reimbursements, “children, elderly, disabled residents and those living in poverty throughout our state risk losing access to critical care.”
Biden says pope told him to continue receiving Communion
Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden had an unusually long meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29, talking about the climate crisis and poverty, but not about abortion, the president said.
Richest nations urged to tackle financial turmoil worsened by pandemic
The key to the world’s economic recovery from the pandemic will be ensuring that decision-makers are accountable to follow through on what they say they are going to do.
Foundation’s COVID-19 grants will fund medicine, food in developing countries
The Papal Foundation has announced it will give $1.8 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts in developing nations around the world, with the majority of the funds assisting with health care and basic needs for the poor.
A final spar outlines differences between Trump, Biden before election
The final debate in the 2020 presidential race ended with topics important to the church in the U.S. and around the world: immigration and families, climate change, racism and health care.
Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help indigent patients
Three Catholic-run hospitals providing life-saving services free of charge to vulnerable Syrians hope to aid some 50,000 patients by the project’s end next year.
Lynn Varco: COVID-19 and equality of care
The unprecedented scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing efforts to provide critical hospital care have raised serious questions about rationing (limiting access) based on disability or age.