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  • Panelists in webinar address concerns raised over vaccines and fetal cell line

    Panelists in webinar address concerns raised over vaccines and fetal cell line

    • Jan 17, 2021

    Participants in a Jan. 14 webinar sponsored by the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America discussed concerns raised by some over a fetal cell line being used in some phase of COVID-19 vaccine development but concluded the cell line is probably sufficiently removed from the “original evil” to ameliorate Catholic apprehensions.

    By Kurt Jensen
  • English bishop amid court challenges: Giving food, water is basic care

    English bishop amid court challenges: Giving food, water is basic care

    • Jan 14, 2021

    An English bishop expressed solidarity with the family of a man on feeding tubes as a court decision on their removal was delayed pending an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

    By Simon Caldwell
  • U.S. bishops urge vaccination, but avoid morally compromised vaccines if possible

    U.S. bishops urge vaccination, but avoid morally compromised vaccines if possible

    • Dec 15, 2020

    The U.S. bishops’ conference is encouraging Catholics to get a coronavirus vaccination because it’s a “moral responsibility for the common good,” even is some vaccines are connected to abortion-derived cell lines.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Pre-natal screening can lead to ‘moral ugliness’ of aborting disabled, theologian says

    Pre-natal screening can lead to ‘moral ugliness’ of aborting disabled, theologian says

    • Dec 14, 2020

    Brian Brock is Professor of Moral and Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. He is also a husband and father of three children, including Adam, who is 16, who has Down Syndrome and autism.

    By Charles C. Camosy
  • Ireland’s bishops encourage Catholics to support COVID vaccinations

    Ireland’s bishops encourage Catholics to support COVID vaccinations

    • Dec 10, 2020

    Ireland’s bishops say “safe and effective vaccination is an essential aspect” of COVID-19 prevention and are encouraging Catholics to support vaccination programs, “not only for their own good, but for the protection of life and the health of those who are vulnerable and for the common good of humanity.”

    By Charles Collins
  • Scotland’s bishops highlight ‘reasons for hope’ in pastoral letter

    Scotland’s bishops highlight ‘reasons for hope’ in pastoral letter

    • Dec 9, 2020

    Scotland’s Catholic bishops are urging the development of “satisfactory protocols” for treating or withholding treatment from patients and the exclusive use of “ethically sourced material” for the development of vaccines in a new pastoral letter.

    By Charles Collins
  • UK bishops say it’s not sin to receive COVID-19 vaccine

    UK bishops say it’s not sin to receive COVID-19 vaccine

    • Dec 7, 2020

    Calling a vaccine the “most effective” way to stop COVID-19, England’s bishops say each person “has a duty to protect others from infection with its danger of serious illness, and for some, death.”

    By Charles Collins
  • Catholic docs, bishop welcome UK ruling against puberty blockers

    Catholic docs, bishop welcome UK ruling against puberty blockers

    • Dec 5, 2020

    A UK court has ruled children are unable to consent to taking drugs to change gender, in a landmark case welcomed by Catholic doctors and a bishop.

    By Simon Caldwell
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