Two major Catholic colleges are building on-campus schools to teach the most modern technology, ages old philosophy and 21st century skills in one of the oldest professions in the world: nursing. Providence College in Rhode Island plans a massive five-story building of
Marking World Alzheimer's Day Sept. 21, Pope Francis asked people to pray for all those affected by the illness, including families and caregivers.
Alzheimer's disease "affects so many people, who are often pushed to the margins of society because of this condition," the
A unanimous ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans blocking the Biden administration's transgender mandate "is a major victory for conscience rights and compassionate medical care in America," said the attorney who represented the plaintiffs in the
In early September, NPR reported that a change in student health services at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, would leave students without ready access to contraceptives. Oberlin, like many colleges and universities, outsources student health to an outside provider. The change in
Catholic nurses are drawing on faith, fellowship and fortitude to navigate an increasingly complex health care environment, said participants at a global conference on nursing held in Doylestown.
Members of the National Association of Catholic Nurses USA gathered Aug. 2-4 at the National
Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal group, announced that a settlement it called historic has been reached with an Illinois hospital system over denying its employees a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The NorthShore University HealthSystem has agreed to pay out more
A Catholic bioethics institute urged the U.K. government to speed up a review of the rights of the parents of sick children after doctors ended the life of a brain-damaged boy against the wishes of his parents.
Archie Battersbee, 12, died Aug. 6
Decrying President Joe Biden's new executive order on abortion, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee said Aug. 5 that "continued promotion of abortion takes lives and irreparably harms vulnerable pregnant mothers, their families and society."
"Even preceding the Dobbs decision, my
The chairmen of four U.S. bishops committees said July 27 that proposed regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on abortion, transgender services and other procedures threaten the Catholic Church's ability "to carry out our healing ministries" and others'
Paul Gavrilyuk gets about four hours of sleep a night.
It's a wonder he gets any sleep at all. The Ukraine native and theology professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is working around the clock to help his native