Health professionals contemplate ‘imago Dei’
Summary
Three more children from Gaza arrived in Italy on a military transport plane on August 13 and were admitted to the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital in Rome. A six-month-old baby boy, a 13-year-old brain-injured boy, and a two-year-old girl with celiac disease and malnutrition now join 17 other Gaza children treated there since October 2023. Their arrival was facilitated through coordinated efforts involving the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and governments across the region.
Relevance
This article reflects the Church's commitment to humanitarian outreach and offers an example of faith-based medical solidarity in conflict settings. The Vatican-owned hospital can extend the moral mission of Catholicism broadly and Catholic based healthcare.