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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 12:38 UTC

Tag: Family Week

  • Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:21 UTC

    Pope calls for respect for human life from conception; sends Ramadan message to Muslims

    Parents must teach their children that human life “from the womb” is a gift from God, said Pope Francis

    Respect for human life from conception until natural death is something children must be taught, not mainly with words, but by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said. “Parents are called to pass on to their children the awareness that life must always be defended,” Pope Francis wrote in a message to people joining in the Brazilian Catholic Church's celebration of Family Week, which began August 11.