Pope Francis addresses participants in a workshop hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the relationship between the person, emerging technologies and the common good, and reiterates that progress of science and technology must always be at the service of human dignity and integral

Pope calls for inclusion policies for people with rare diseases Meeting a delegation of the Italian Federation of Rare Diseases (UNIAMO), Pope Francis encourages the organization to continue its advocacy for a better quality and inclusive health service for those affected. By Lisa Zengarini (Vaticannews) Pope

In a message to participants in a seminar on Hansen’s disease (or ‘leprosy’) and other neglected tropical diseases, Pope Francis says we must ask ourselves, “Will we bend down to touch and heal the wounds of others?” By Christopher Wells (Vaticannews) “We must not forget these

[ AR  - DE  - EN  - ES  - FR  - IT  - PL  - PT ] MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISXXXI WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 11 February 2023 “Take care of him”Compassion as a synodal exercise of healing  Dear brothers and sisters! Illness is part of our human condition. Yet, if illness is experienced in isolation and abandonment,

At the end of the General Audience, Pope Francis asks for “special prayers” for Benedict XVI “who is very ill.” The Holy See Press Office director confirms there has been an aggravation in his health condition but says the situation remains stable. By Linda Bordoni (Vaticannews)

Pope encourages Italian association for visually-impaired to promote inclusiveness Pope Francis meets members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons (UICI), and encourages them to be signs of hope in Italian society as it faces difficult times, like their Patroness St. Lucy

Foto: Vaticannews Preghiera ispirata dal Discorso del Santo Padre Francescoai dirigenti della Confederazione Federsanità, 4.6.2022 O Signore nostro Gesù Cristo, Dio della prossimità, volto della misericordia del Padre, Tu cammini con noi, sulle strade dissestate di questo mondo, come hai fatto con i discepoli di

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISTO MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN AUTISM FOUNDATIONON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY Clementine HallFriday, 1st April 2022 [Multimedia] _____________________________ Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! I thank the President of the Italian Autism Foundation for his

(FIAMC Past President Jose Maria Simon attended the Audience) ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISTO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING PROMOTED BY THEINTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF CATHOLIC MEDIA"CATHOLIC FACT-CHECKING" Clementine Hall Friday, 28 January 2022 [Multimedia] __________________________________________ Dear friends, welcome! I am meeting with you today to reflect together