Dignitas Infinita: contemporary threats to human dignity
On 8 April 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published the document Dignitas Infinita on contemporary threats to human dignity.
Frans van Ittersum
COMECE issues statement ahead of EP vote on the inclusion of abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Ahead of the vote by the European Parliament on the Resolution for the ‘Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights’ (2024/2655 RSP), scheduled for Thursday, 11 April 2024, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has issued the following statement.
Caring for people at the edges of our health care system
Conference of the Catholic Physicians Belgium.
President’s message for Holy Easter 2024
FEAMC President Vincenzo Defilippis message for Easter 2024. “If we are, as doctors and as Christians, authentic servants of life, we stand with Mary at the foot of the Cross that afflicts humanity today: the victims of wars and persecutions, the migrants who die with difficulty on sea and land, the hungry and abandoned, the “discards” of our societies.”
“Celebrating ability: investing in and accompanying children and adults with Down syndrome and their families”
On 21 March 2024, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations held a side event together with the Center for Family and Human Rights entitled “Celebrating Ability: Investing in and Accompanying Children and Adults with Down Syndrome and their Families,” at UN Headquarters in New York during the Commission on the Status of Women.
Catholic Medical Students Belgium on Mission
Christina, a final year medical student from Belgium. shares her experience in participating in the “Mission Conference“ in Brussels.
EU Bishops in view of the 2024 elections: “For a responsible vote promoting Christian values and the European project”
In view of the elections for the European Parliament 2024 ,COMECE issues a statement inviting all citizens, especially Catholics, to prepare for the elections and vote responsibly “promoting Christian values and the European project”.
PAV and France: abortion cannot be a right
The Pontifical Academy for Life supports the position of the French bishops: abortion cannot be a right.
