PUBLICATIONS ON MATERNAL HEALTH & CATHOLIC FAITH
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MATER CARE REMEMBERS H.E. ZIMOWSKI
H.E. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski passed away yesterday, a long time advocate of life and the dignity of the sick. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski was the president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on
MATER CARE REMEMBERS H.E. ZIMOWSKI
H.E. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski passed away yesterday, a long time advocate of life and the dignity of the sick. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski was the president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on
THE VOCATION OF THE DISCIPLES
THE VOCATION OF THE DISCIPLES (LK 10:1FF.) There can be no vocation without a mission. People feel called to do something specific with their lives. And what peace and sense of purpose there is when they find their calling and are satisfied with it. In
REMEMBERING SR. ANN WARD
“The arch-enemy of compassion is pity.”- Sister Dr. Ann Ward Sister Ann Ward spent over 50 years with the Medical Missionaries of Mary, obtained her Master's and her Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College Dublin where she was awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award
STATEMENT: NEO-COLONIALISM IN MATERNAL HEALTH CARE
MATERCARE INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC THE NEO-COLONIALIST ACHILLES’ HEELS AND FAILURES OF WESTERN MATERNAL HEALTH DEBATES IN AFRICA *An Achilles’ heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall. “When you look at the causes of maternal mortality,
CATHOLIC DOCTORS STATEMENT ON ZIKA VIRUS
Statement on Zika Virus, March 8 2016 A suspected connection between the Zika virus and microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, in children who were in the womb when their mothers contracted the virus has raised public health alarms in South America, the United States, and
THE FACE OF MERCY
THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY Pope Francis said in a proclamation titled “Misericordiae Vultus” (“The Face of Mercy”) he wants the year, which will begin Dec. 8, to be a time for Catholics to contemplate just how merciful God has been to them and to
CATHOLIC MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS GATHER IN ROME
Doctors, activists, clergy and academics will gather for a medical conference in Rome to look at the role of conscience in healthcare for mothers Two senior midwives who fought for the right to conscientiously object when supervising abortions and lost will speak about the pressure
STATEMENT ON U.S. MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS
MaterCare Australia’s statement on U.S. maternal health care crisis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2015 Introduction Two recent media releases have sounded alarm bells about the current state of women’s healthcare in the USA. The first is that maternal mortality is on the rise, and
