Appreciation: The late public health pioneer Paul Farmer is remembered by his spiritual director as a model of love and compassion for all of humanity. She asks, "Really, is it any wonder that his heart gave out?"
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Host David Gray disparages the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; the U.S. health care crisis is being caused by greed, nurses say; Jan. 26 panel to discuss Pope Francis and schism.
Commentary: We cannot afford to wait any longer for a comprehensive, national paid family and medical leave program. Now, with a supportive president at the helm, such a program could become a reality.
Distinctly Catholic: For U.S. Catholics in this moment, empathy demands that we view those with whom we disagree in the most favorable light. So, today, I should like to defend the culture warrior bishops.
California's SB 379 would ensure that, moving forward, UC Health would only affiliate with hospitals that allow its staff to provide all necessary care, but the Catholic-affiliated Dignity Health is the largest hospital provider in the state.
The Vatican is sponsoring a virtual conference on advances in medical technology May 6-8 that includes a number of American physicians and the CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer.
Anthony Fauci and Christine Grady were honored for their work against the coronavirus with Catholic Theological Union's "Blessed are the Peacemakers" award at an online event April 28.
With the news that dozens of people were suffocating to death due to a lack of oxygen in hospitals in the Amazon city of Manaus, Catholic bishops pleaded for more supplies.
