Consider humans in their entirety and uniqueness
Nowadays, modern medicine tends to concentrate a great deal on the physical dimension of the person, rather than considering them in their entirety and uniqueness.
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Palliative care: a sign of hope
Authentic palliative care is a sign of hope and si radically different from euthanasia, which is never a source of hope or genuine concern for the sick and dying.
Be inclusive to people with disabilities
Pope Francis calls for inclusiveness of people with disabilities.
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.
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.
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.