World Congress of Catholic Doctors to Meet in September

VATICAN CITY, JULY 30, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The 21st World Congress of the International Federation of Associations Of Catholic Doctors will focus on the «Identity and Mission of Catholic Doctors in Health Care Ministry.»

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Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, will attend the Sept. 1-4 congress which will be held in Seoul, South Korea.

He will address the congress at the opening session, and read a message by John Paul II written for the occasion.

Four scientific sessions will follow the opening session: «The Church and Health Care Ministry: Ethos and Ethics»; «The Mission of the Catholic Doctor»; «The World Medical Mission: The Testimony of Catholic Doctors in the Field of International Cooperation in Health Care Ministry»; and «The Catholic Church and Health Care Management.»

Among other things, the group aims to foster meetings of medical professionals from all over the world. More information is at www.fiamc.org.

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