Rome -- Questions about the Beginning of Life
The Department of Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross organized a course in bioethics under the title “Questions about the Beginning of Life.” Professors from various pontifical universities as well as teachers from the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart shared reflections on important ethical questions regarding the beginning of life from a Christian perspective. Also highlighted were significant recent publications in the field of moral theology and bioethics. The course, which took place on September 22-25, was inaugurated by the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Ignacio Carrasco de Paula.
Romana, n. 61, July-December 2015, p. 330.