Church presence needed at the bedsides of the sick, Pope says

December 03, 2009

In his annual message for the World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI writes that “there is an increasing need for an attentive and extensive ecclesial presence alongside sick people, as well as a presence in society capable of effectively transmitting evangelical values for the protection of human life in all its phases, from conception until natural end.” The 18th World Day of the Sick will be observed on February 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes; the papal message for next year’s observance was released by the Vatican on December 3.

 

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Further information:

• Message for the World Day of the Sick 2010 (VIS)