Pope Francis has decided to establish World Grandparents’ and Elders’ Day, which will be held in all the Church every year on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Jesus’ “grandparents”.
World Leprosy Day 2021 is observed this January 31 with the overall goal: “Beat Leprosy.” This noble aim begins with the medical reality that leprosy is a curable disease; but beating leprosy involves more than a mere medical struggle.
The Dutch researchers Groenewoud and Boer publish data in the BMJ showing that there is a geographical variation in the number of new euthanasia cases among various postal code areas.