Prions avec ferveur pour le rétablissement du pape François. Que Dieu le protège. +RS

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever

Pope Francis had a restful tenth night in the hospital, according to the Holy See Press Office. "The night went well; the Pope slept and is resting." He is receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. loom.ly/JAl-mqg

Philip Booth on "Why does the tax system discriminate against caring in the home?" (first published by Theos -Theos) catholicsocialthought.org.uk/why-does-the-t…

An important analysis of our tax system from Theos. Our ultra-individualistic approach to society is damaging not just at levels of our income and taxation but also of health and social care too.

"Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence" – A Summary by Miriam Green. catholicsocialthought.org.uk/antiqua-et-nov…

The full note is available here: vatican.va/roman_curia/co…

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT: BMA Consultants Conference has voted through a strongly worded motion - states Leadbeater assisted suicide Bill "raises serious potential moral hazards for consultants, and serious potential adverse impacts on health services". spectator.co.uk/article/bma-co…

O God, who chose the Bishop Saint Patrick to preach your glory to the peoples of Ireland, grant through his merits and intercession, that those who glory in the name of Christian may never cease to proclaim your wondrous deeds to all.

Pia Matthews on "How the march of assisted suicide devalues the lives of those who need our care" catholicsocialthought.org.uk/how-the-march-…

Ten worst moments of the assisted suicide bill committee stage:

9. An amendment is proposed to ensure that the doctor, at some stage, asks the patient why they are seeking assisted suicide. Rachel Hopkins argues that this would happen anyway, and also that perhaps it shouldn’t: “It’s none of your business.”

8. An amendment is proposed that each assisted suicide applicant meets with a palliative care specialist. Care minister Stephen Kinnock raises a “concern” that this “would increase demand for palliative care specialists”, then joins Team Leadbeater in voting down the proposal.

5. An amendment is proposed to allow individual hospices to opt out from assisted suicide. Malthouse suggests—twice—that those receiving public funding should be made to comply. “Should they still be able to deny what is a legal service, if they are in receipt of public funds?”

3. Kit Malthouse makes the case that taking lethal drugs doesn’t fully count as suicide if you’re ill. “To me, suicide is a healthy person taking their life.”

1. This got very close to the heart of the bill. “Would she be content with somebody...choosing an assisted death for the purpose of saving their family money?” Kim Leadbeater visibly didn’t want to answer, but in the end had to: “It does come down to a question of autonomy.”

Bishop John says that one of great gifts of hospice care, that will be undermined by the assisted suicide bill, is that many different areas of suffering can be addressed - psychological, spiritual, and emotional.

Catholics set to exceed Anglicans for first time since Reformation thanks to younger churchgoers thecatholicherald.com/catholics-set-…