Pontifical Academy for Life

Vatican laments ‘massacre of elderly’ due to COVID
- Feb 9, 2021
After the “massacre of the elderly” due COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican is calling for the world to re-think the way it cares for old people.

By Inés San Martín
Vatican urges equal access to vaccines amid production delay
- Jan 24, 2021
As vaccine distribution plans slow down throughout the North America and Europe due to a delay in production, the Vatican has called for equitable disbursement.

By Elise Ann Allen
Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Dec 29, 2020
The Vatican’s coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Vatican, tech heads see COVID as opportunity for ‘ethical’ AI solutions
- Sep 25, 2020
Representatives of the Vatican and several major tech companies have expressed a common conviction that the heightened dependence on technology amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has opened the door to innovations in artificial intelligence aimed at solving the world’s most pressing issues.

By Elise Ann Allen

Italian government taps Vatican official to head commission on elderly care
- Sep 22, 2020
Italy’s Ministry for Health announced Monday that it had formed a new commission for elderly care in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and that the Vatican’s top official on life issues, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, had been tapped as its president.

By Elise Ann Allen
Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security
- Sep 16, 2020
As part of its ongoing collaboration with two of the world’s leading developers of AI software, the Pontifical Academy for Life will launch a new joint project looking at ethical ways artificial intelligence can be used to guarantee food security.

By Carol Glatz
Australian bishops join discussion on morality of possible COVID-19 vaccine
- Aug 28, 2020
More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a more serious moral problem than using the problematic vaccines.

By Catholic News Service
Vatican official says ‘life’ should never be used as a political weapon
- Aug 28, 2020
As the United States presidential elections draw nearer and candidates on both sides tout their position on life issues as reasons for their electability, the Vatican’s top official in the area has cautioned against turning life into an ideological weapon.

By Elise Ann Allen