Pope names Sr. Smerilli as secretary of Dicastery for Human Development Pope Francis appoints Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, as the interim Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and as a delegate of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission. By Vatican News The Pope has

5 Video Conferences on: “Accompanying Health Care Workers in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic” June 8, 9 and 10, 2021 The health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly stressed, at times to the point of exhaustion, health care workers. Engaged in their

Informative roundtables about WASH in Catholic health care facilities Informative roundtables about WASH in Catholic health care facilities: May 24, 26 and 27 Following the publication of the document Aqua fons vitae and the press release of March 21st, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is pleased to

Pubblichiamo di seguito il Messaggio dell’Em.mo Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Prefetto del Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale, inviato in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Salute 2021, che si celebra oggi: Testo in lingua italiana Costruire un mondo più giusto e più

“Launch of COVID-19 Debt Relief Campaign in Africa: Issuing a Call for Dialogue, Reflection, and Advocacy” On Wednesday, April 7, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, along with Caritas Africa, The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

The Vatican COVID-19 Commission publishes a Resource kit for Church leaders The tool is designed to support parish priests and staff in diocesan offices and health and social service agencies In times of coronavirus and “great human and socio-economic viruses,” the Church is called to

Disproportionately affected and protagonists of regeneration The new transversal Executive Summary-Newsletter the Vatican Covid-19 Commision Coinciding with the International Women's Day 2021, it is a pleasure to announce the publication of a new cross-cutting Executive Summary of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission titled "Women in the COVID-19: Disproportionately affected and protagonists of regeneration"

Brothers and sisters, today, February 28, 2021, is the XIV World Rare Disease Day. More than 6,000 diseases are classified as rare, of which 72% are of genetic origin and 70% begin in childhood[1]. People living with a rare disease are among the most vulnerable

Presentazione del Testo “La vecchiaia, il nostro futuro - La condizione degli anziani dopo la pandemia” Pontificia Accademia per la Vita e Dicastero per il Servizio dello Sviluppo Umano Integrale Condividiamo con voi il testo dell'intervento di Mons Bruno-Marie Duffé, Segretario del Dicastero per il