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Vatican Releases Message for 26th World Day of the Sick

“We cannot forget the tender love and perseverance of many families in caring for their chronically sick or severely disabled children, parents and relatives,” Pope Francis has said, stressing: “The care given within families is an extraordinary witness of love for the human person; it needs to be fittingly acknowledged and supported by suitable policies.”

The Holy Father underscored this in his message for the 26th World Day of the Sick, to be held on 11 February, the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, signed on November 26, the Feast of Christ the King, and published today by the Vatican.

Read the full article:  https://zenit.org/articles/pope-we-must-remember-tender-love-perseverance-of-families-with-suffering-children/