Be inclusive to people with disabilities
Pope Francis calls for inclusiveness of people with disabilities.
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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.
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.
“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.
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.
Human. Meanings and Challenges
Pope Francis discusses the relationship of science, technology and nature. Science and technology must promote the human being in its irreducible specificity.
Artificial Intelligence and the wisdom of the heart: towards a fully human communication
While artificial intelligence can be a formidable tool to facilitate communication and information exchange, it cannot provide the uniquely human wisdom needed to promote the well-being of people and their communities. This writes Pope Francis in a recently published message.
Global equality in healthcare
Message to the participants in the international conference organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, 18-19 January 2023.
“It is not good that man should be alone”
“It is not good that man should be alone”. Healing the Sick by Healing Relationships. Message for the XXXII World Day of the Sick, 11 February 2024.