First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Feb 06, 2025 16:00

The meeting will bring together scientists, Nobel laureates and world leaders to address one of the crucial challenges of our time

The 330–275 vote marked a deeply divisive turning point, drawing comparisons to the landmark 1967 abortion legislation.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has instructed the Ministry of Health to revise its regulations on euthanasia

Bioethics•Local Church

France: after abortion in the Constitution, Macron now goes for active euthanasia in the country

The president explained that the law will allow the administration of the lethal substance to be carried out by the person themselves, a volunteer designated by them, or a medical professional in case the person cannot do it physically

Mar 24, 2024 13:27

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Bioethics•Local Church

U.S. bishops speak out on in vitro fertilization in wake of Alabama case

In response to the growing attention to assisted reproductive technologies, Bishop Burbidge, as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, spoke about the gift of life

Mar 10, 2024 00:16

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Justice and Peace

Belgium: euthanasia cases increased by 15% in 2023

There was only one euthanasia of a minor — a 16-year-old girl with a brain tumour who donated her organs after her death. There have only been five confirmed cases of euthanised minors since Belgium’s euthanasia law was amended in 2014.

Mar 08, 2024 19:51

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics

Inadvertent incest after IVF is real

A Connecticut woman, 39-year-old Victoria Hill, investigated her ancestry with a DNA test kit. To her dismay, she discovered that her father was not her biological father and that her real father was her mother’s doctor, Burton Caldwell.

Feb 21, 2024 00:03

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Bioethics•Interview

What Catholics (and non-Catholics alike) should know about transhumanism and emerging technologies explained by a priest

Fr. Michael Baggot, editor and author of Enhancement Fit for Humanity: Perspectives on Emerging Technologies, offers an in-depth analysis of Transhumanism and Emerging Technologies in his latest interview with Matt Fradd on the United States’ most renowned Catholic long-form discussion program Pints with Aquinas

Feb 06, 2024 00:54

ZENIT Staff

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

A Phone Call in Times of War: Pope Leo XIV Answers a Call from the President of Palestine

According to the Holy See Press Office, the exchange was explicitly diplomatic. The Pope reiterated the Holy See’s long-standing position: peace must be pursued through political negotiation and diplomacy, anchored in full respect for international law

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Colombian Constitutional Court Expands Euthanasia Access Amid Growing Controversy

What is Pope Francis’ opinion on the death penalty? Full text in new book

Parents Sue Catholic Hospital for NOT Killing Their Daughter

Belgian health care boss says euthanasia is the solution to an ageing population

Scotland: Catholic Church responds to “damaging” Assisted Suicide Bill

France: after abortion in the Constitution, Macron now goes for active euthanasia in the country

U.S. bishops speak out on in vitro fertilization in wake of Alabama case

Belgium: euthanasia cases increased by 15% in 2023

Inadvertent incest after IVF is real

What Catholics (and non-Catholics alike) should know about transhumanism and emerging technologies explained by a priest