Eugenetics: a new form of discrimination
Archbishop Paul Callagher discusses racism, several forms of religious discrimination, but also classifies eugenetics as an insidious form of discrimnation.
Roman Catholic Church miscellaneous
Matić Report: COMECE calls EU parliament to vote with responsibility
The Secretariat of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) released a position paper on the ‘Matić Report’ on Thursday 17 June 2021, ahead of its final submission to the upcoming EU Parliament Plenary session.
Vatican diplomat: “A Vaccine For All”
Mgr. Mirosław Wachowski, a Vatican diplomat at the United Nations, is calling for a COVID-19 vaccine that will be available to everyone around the world.
XIV World Rare Disease Day: Solidarity with every human person
People living with a rare disease are among the most vulnerable groups in society. Cardinal Turkson stesses the promotion of a culture of care that is grounded in the promotion of the dignity of every human person, solidarity with the poor and the defenceless, the common good and the protection of creation.
EU Foundational Principles Demand Vaccine Equity
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and Caritas Europa are urging the EU institutions to ensure vaccine access for all, promoting a “widescale vaccination not only for Europe´s own safety and protection, but also for global public health as a public good”.
Old Age: our future – The elderly after the pandemic
The Pontifical Academy for Life reflects on elderly afte the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vatican COVID-19 Commission: Preparing the Future
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.
Beat Leprosy
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.
A Fair and Just Vaccines Approach as Step Towards Healing the World
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.
Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines
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.