Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Pope Francis again insisted that all Catholics with disabilities have a right to receive the sacraments, and he suggested that Catholic parishes make real efforts to welcome and train persons with disabilities to serve
A Nigerian nun working in Ghana urged parents of children with disabilities to see their situation as gift from God and not a curse.
Sister Olivia Umoh, a member of the Daughters of Charity, said she understands it often is difficult to care
Urging Catholics to "never forget nor neglect to welcome" all of God's people, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington highlighted the inclusivity of Jesus during a special White Mass for people with disabilities.
"Jesus is always inclusive in his approach with people, always
Saying "thank you" to God is a beautiful prayer, Pope Francis told a group of children and teenagers with autism.
"God likes that way of praying," he said Sept. 21 during a brief audience with youngsters assisted by the Sonnenschein Center in St.
Social distancing and lockdown protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic are challenging enough for most people. But for someone who is vision impaired, there are added complications and twists.
That's the experience of Francesca Marinaro, a college educator and Catholic who is navigating the
With schools closed and classes being taught online, average families are having a tough enough time adapting to new routines and technologies during the ongoing pandemic. But for families of students with special needs, distance learning can be an even bigger hurdle.
The dignity and rights of people with disabilities are increasingly threatened by a society that discriminates and views them as a burden, Pope Francis said in a letter marking the U.N.'s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December third. In the
Most of us do not live with life altering physical disabilities like blindness and deafness. But we often can be blind and deaf to the will of God. Assistant editor Ava Lalor writes that on Gaudete Sunday, the halfway point of Advent,
The National Council on Disability said in a new study that "the dangers and harms" physician-assisted suicide laws present to people with disabilities "appear to be as significant today" as they were in 1997 and 2005, when the council earlier analyzed the
"Abortion is never the answer" to couples seeking a way to deal with a prenatal diagnosis of serious illness or disability, Pope Francis said.