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Pontifical Academy for Life

Yasuda Toyoko, 95, who has stomach cancer and dementia, is helped by her daughter in Tokyo in this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo. Pope Francis recently spoke about the Christian attitude toward death, saying it must be accepted but not provoked. (CNS photo/Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters)

Living and dying well: Academy for Life explores benefits of palliative care

Cindy Wooden|Feb 10, 2022|4 Min Read

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, meets residents of Port-au-Prince during his Oct. 17-19 visit to Haiti. In an article about his trip, Archbishop Paglia said Europe can no longer ignore the cries of the Haitian people. (CNS photo/courtesy Pontifical Academy for Life)

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Cries of Haitian people 'cannot go unheeded,' Vatican official says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Oct 19, 2021|2 Min Read

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LMU professor meets pope, gifts copy of new best-selling book

Angelus Staff|Oct 6, 2021|2 Min Read

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican Sept. 28, 2021. He spoke to journalists about the challenges amid the pandemic, including health care inequality and vaccine hesitancy. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Dialogue needed in addressing vaccine hesitancy, Vatican official says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 28, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis addresses participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Sept. 27, 2021. (Vatican Media via CNA)

Pope Francis decries abortion and euthanasia as treating human life like ‘waste’

Courtney Mares|Sep 27, 2021|2 Min Read

A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination center at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London June 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Henry Nicholls, Reuters)

Vatican, medical associations look at ways to promote vaccination

Cindy Wooden|Jul 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Resident Dolores Gallego spends some quiet time in her bedroom at the Alas Foundation center for women with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Madrid in this June 16, 2020, file photo. The Pontifical Academy for Life has released a new document on how the pandemic has impacted people with disabilities and their caregivers. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)

People with disabilities faced more barriers during pandemic, academy says

Carol Glatz|Jun 15, 2021|4 Min Read

Osmar Magalhaes, 68, who suffers from COVID-19, is helped by his daughter Karoline Magalhaes at his home, where he set up his own emergency ward with air tanks due to lack of oxygen in the public health system, in Manaus, Brazil, Jan. 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

Pandemic shows need for new model of care for elderly, academy says

Carol Glatz|Feb 9, 2021|5 Min Read

An elderly woman receives an injection with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Vallecas nursing home in Madrid Dec. 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Comunidad de Madrid handout via Reuters)

Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 29, 2020|5 Min Read

A person enjoys a free meal in mid-June on a street in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During an online meeting, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, asked that high-tech solutions to hunger and agriculture be ethical, democratic and protect cultures. (CNS photo/Carlos Brigo, Latin America News Agency via Reuters)

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High-tech solutions to hunger must respect cultures, says academy head

Carol Glatz|Sep 25, 2020|4 Min Read

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

Archbishop Paglia: Catholic politicians cannot protect or promote abortion

Catholic News Agency|Aug 31, 2020|4 Min Read

A person in a protective face mask walks along the Princes Bridge in Melbourne, Australia, July 17, 2020, during a lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Daniel Pockett, Reuters)

Not all in same boat: Some communities 'sink more easily,' archbishop says

Carol Glatz|Jul 22, 2020|3 Min Read

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