Recalling his own recent cancer diagnosis, Leo drew attention to the fact that “sickness, disability, physical pain, loss of autonomy, poverty, unemployment or social exclusion can make it especially necessary that others offer help.”
Pope Leo XIV called for health care to be accessible to everyone, regardless of their means, and urged societies to protect human dignity throughout life, including from birth to its natural end. During his Uruguay visit, he also called on bishops worldwide to promote prayer and fasting for vocation…
