The Pontifical Council for Health Care is discussing 'the serious challenge of preserving the identity of Catholic hospitals.'

Vatican Will Address Problem of Abortion,

Other Immoral Practices at Catholic Hospitals

During its upcoming conference, the Pontifical Council for Health Care will address the problem of abortion and other practices against Church teaching at some Catholic hospitals around the world.

The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, said the Nov. 15-17 gathering in Rome will discuss “the serious challenge of preserving the identity of Catholic hospitals.”

He criticized the “political pressure” levied against Catholic hospitals in some countries to force them to provide abortions in violation of Church teaching.

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