Annual Report of the COVID-19 Commission of the Vatican that must express the Church’s solicitude and care for the whole human family facing the COVID-19 pandemic, including analysis, reflection on the new socio-economic-cultural future, and the proposal of relevant approaches.
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 Vatican COVID-19 Commission and Pontifical Academy for Life issue 20-point joint paper confirming moral responsibility of taking COVID-19 vaccines, building off guidance from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued 21 December.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discusses ethical aspects of anti-COVID-19 vaccins. They conclude that use of the available vaccins is licit in the current circumstances even if these vaccins are developed or produced in cell lines originally derived from aborted fetusses.
Message of Pope Francis for the XXIX World Day of the Sick 2021: “You have but one teacher and you are all brothers” (Mt 23:8). A trust-based relationship to guide care for the sick.
US Catholic Bishops clarify the Church’s position regarding the moral jusitification of the use of currently available COVID-19 vaccines.
It is significant, then, that this virtual Plenary Session of the Academy brings together a number of different scientific disciplines; in this sense, it offers an example of how the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis should be addressed through coordinated efforts in the service of the entire human family.
The letter Samaritansu bonus on the care of persons in critical and terminal phases of life was presented by the Undersecretary Gambino.
Pope Francis states that drugs and vaccines must be available for all people, also for those who live in poverty.