Health care professionals who help expectant mothers have a vocation that is an ode to life, Pope Francis said.
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Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine
The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form.
Senators grill RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccine views in HHS confirmation hearings
In a pair of January confirmation hearings, senators considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Lifesaving HIV/AIDS program’s future uncertain amid stop-and-start foreign aid pause
The future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s global effort to combat HIV/AIDS, has been called into question amid a broader pause on foreign assistance and allegations from some Republican lawmakers that the Biden administration improperly allowed some of its funding to be spent on abortions.
The missionary imperative of Catholic health care
More Catholics stepping into and supporting Catholic health care professionals who are living the mission, as well as living in solidarity with others through health-sharing organizations, can be antidotes to the increasing depersonalization of health care.
Catholic Health Association ‘shocked and grieved’ by brazen killing of health insurance CEO
The Catholic Health Association of the United States said the national organization, along with the Catholic health community, is “shocked and grieved” by the public killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at the hands of a masked gunman.
Hopkins medical sculptor transforms lives, restores hope with facial prostheses
He’s worked with patients whose ears were bitten off in dog attacks. He’s seen people whose eyes or ears were lost in accidents or whose flesh was ravaged by aggressive cancers. And he’s helped others born without body parts or who suffered unimaginable gunshot wounds.
Supreme Court hears challenge to Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in a case concerning a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Supreme Court gets set for oral arguments over state’s gender transition ban for minors
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Dec. 4 a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, the high court’s first major step toward weighing in on the controversial issue.
Catholic bishops decry British end of life vote: ‘May God help us’
Catholic bishops in England have decried a vote for assisted suicide, with one saying it represented a “dark day” in the history of the country.
Family sees God’s hand in son’s survival after suicide attempt, successful face transplant
He hopes his story strengthens others to talk about their struggles before they harm themselves so they can avoid the pain he has endured.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps benefits giver, receiver
Based on the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, IVC volunteers commit to working eight to 16 hours a week for 10 months. They also commit to attending monthly meetings, two days of reflections and an opening retreat to reflect on their spirituality.