Tag: Pontifical Academy for Life

When he releases his highly anticipated first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" May 25, Pope Leo XIV will be present at the press conference -- something...

Accompaniment, discernment and respect for God-given human dignity are central to church teaching on end-of-life issues, several Catholic bioethicists told OSV News, following confusion...

VATICAN CITY — When euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is legalized, “it starts to be regarded as a ‘normal death,’“ and even as the most...

VATICAN CITY — Death row inmates in Florida’s prisons refer to their 6-foot-by-9-foot cell as their “house,” with some having lived in their “house”...

VATICAN CITY — While men and women have a responsibility to be vaccinated against COVID-19, they also have a responsibility to engage in dialogue...

VATICAN CITY — People with disabilities were often overlooked and faced discrimination in various health care policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, said...

Drafting the "White Book for Global Palliative Care Advocacy" in 2019, the Pontifical Academy for Life laid out its commitment to a holistic approach...

Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro Pontifical Academy for Life People can be confident that the approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and ethical and that receiving the vaccine is...

VATICAN CITY -- The Italian health ministry's liberalization of recommendations for using RU-486 to induce an abortion is a further sign that the government...

VATICAN CITY — Religions share an understanding of the importance of caring for people’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs — and this precious insight...