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April 11, 2019

Editorial: A duty to vaccinate

A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital Feb. 26, 2015.

Vaccinating young children against a wide range of diseases is a medical and moral imperative, and a smart practice parents should embrace.

Published in Editorial
January 23, 2019

Pope Francis' vision raises concern from pro-life advocates

Pope Francis greets a baby during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 9.

A proposal by Pope Francis to broaden the pro-life agenda to encompass a wider array of life-related issues is not sitting well with some members of Canada’s pro-life movement.

Published in Canada
June 19, 2017

Academy for Life president defends nomination of Anglican theologian

Nigel Biggar, the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, who has said that he supports legal abortion up to 18 weeks, was appointed by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy for Life June 13.

VATICAN CITY – The Pontifical Academy for Life is and always will be against abortion and is committed to involving increasing numbers of people in the defence of human life, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, academy president.

Published in International
August 18, 2016

Pope: Mercy, pastoral care should guide research on life, family

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, is seen in Philadelphia Sept. 22, 2015. Pope Francis appointed him the new chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

VATICAN CITY – Appointing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as the new chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis said he wanted to make sure the two bodies help the church offer better care to people who are hurting.

Published in Vatican
April 22, 2016

Stay engaged, but the Supreme Court has spoken, says bioethicist on euthanasia bill

Dr. Bill Sullivan, founding executive director of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute and former president of the International Association of Catholic Bioethicists

TORONTO – One of Canada’s two members of the Pontifical Academy for Life – a leading bioethicist and major researcher into disability issues – is urging Catholics to engage legislators to minimize the damage of the new assisted suicide law.

Published in Canada