Tag: Healthcare
Singapore Catholic nurses told bedside care can become ‘liturgy’
At Singapore’s annual Nurses’ Day Mass, health workers reflected on faith, dignity and the spiritual demands of caregiving.
Pope: Healthcare must reveal God’s compassion to those who suffer
“Salvation is not an abstract idea,” he said, “but begins with the concrete action of healing the wounds of those who suffer.”
‘SimbaKalusugan’ brings care to parish communities
“This represents more than just a healthcare initiative—it embodies the Gospel’s call to serve the suffering and marginalized"
Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and...
Pope Leo XIV calls to help ensure that artificial intelligence does not replace interpersonal relationships in the field of healthcare
A drag queen’s fight for climate justice, healthcare, and inclusion
“Even if it is a contest, I wanted to send a message. So I raised a banner at the end of the song to stand against the patriarchy.”
Massive budget cuts to make health even more inaccessible to the...
The Philippines' health department is slated to suffer a budget cut amounting to P10 billion ($176 million).
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"
Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social...
Pope Francis recalled a lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, that illness is “a global and not a merely individual phenomenon”
Volunteer pedicurists help Hong Kong’s elderly
While Hong Kong has a public healthcare system, many complain they have to wait for long periods to be seen
Pope Francis: Catholic healthcare is called to bear witness to human...
Pope Francis said that Catholic healthcare is called to bear witness to human dignity amid a throwaway culture
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