General Assembly Pontifical Academy for Life
The next General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life will be held from 20 to 22 February 2023 has as a theme: “Converging on the person: emerging technologies for the common good”.
Frans van Ittersum
Analyzing euthanasia and assisted suicide worldwide
OneOfUs symposium on euthanasia and assisted suicide in Brussels.
WMA and the right to conscientious objection – message of FIAMC and FEAMC presidents
The World Medical Association (WMA) holds its annual General Assembly from October 5-8. For that Occasion, the presidents of both the World- and the European Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC and FEAMC) have written a letter, expressing their concern on the right to Conscientious Objection without onward (or maybe a mandated) referral, for physicians.
Final Message of the 26th FIAMC World Congress – ‘Reparation versus Transformation in Medicine’
To think of reparation by giving back its importance to human nature and integral ecology; to think of a formation of future doctors that articulates reparation and accompaniment with transcendence as a horizon.
Education of the catholic practicing medicine
Catholic physicians have always contributed to the progress of science and care, but especially to the accompaniment of suffering towards more humanity. Today, it seems that we doubt them and that they doubt themselves. What is the situation?
Prayer for Natural Womanhood
A prayer for natural womanhood and natural family planning.
PAV: Press office statement on abortion
Statement of the Pontifical Academy for Life on wrong interpretation of mgr. Paglia’s words on abortion.
Open Letter to the World Medical Association on Conscientious Objection
On 11-12 August the World Medical Association in conjunction with the American Medical Association is hosting a meeting of experts in Washington DC to discuss the International Code of Medical Ethics. Among other revisions to the code it is being proposed that the code include a paragraph on conscientious objection.
In memoriam mgsr. Jacques Suaudeau
The death of mgsr Jacques Suaudeau, doctor and priest, July 28th, saddens the hearts of all Catholic doctors in Europe and around the world.