neonatal unit - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:28:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg neonatal unit - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope visits neonatal unit, hospice to highlight respect for life https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/09/20/neonatal-unit-hospice-pope-visit/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:51:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=87244 Neonatal unit infants, and a hospice for the terminally ill received visits from Pope Francis last Friday, where he stressed the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. The visits are the latest in the Pope's "Mercy Friday" initiatives, to spend time with various groups each month during the Jubilee of Mercy. In Read more

Pope visits neonatal unit, hospice to highlight respect for life... Read more]]> Neonatal unit infants, and a hospice for the terminally ill received visits from Pope Francis last Friday, where he stressed the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.

The visits are the latest in the Pope's "Mercy Friday" initiatives, to spend time with various groups each month during the Jubilee of Mercy.

In previous trips, he has made surprise stops at places including an elderly home, a drug and alcohol rehab center, and a facility for retired priests.

In this month's visit, Pope first visited the San Giovanni hospital, stopping at both the emergency room and the neonatal unit. Currently there are 12 babies with various conditions in the unit. Five of them - including one set of twins - are in very serious condition in the ICU. Read more

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