January 26, 2012
Archbishop Zygmut Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers, will be the keynote speaker and offer reflections on the message of Pope Benedict XVI for the 2012 World Day for the Sick.
11:00 a.m. (Conference)
3:30 p.m. (Mass)
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
100 East Wynnewood Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096 (Montgomery County)
This conference is open to the public free of charge with advance registration.
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. will be the homilist at a Mass celebrated for all participants by Archbishop Zimowski at the conclusion of the conference.
Following lunch, presenters at the conference will include: Dr. John Haas, Director of the National Catholic Bioethics Center; Mr. Ron Rak, President and CEO of Saint Peter Healthcare System; and Dr. Nayan Kothari, Associate Dean of Education at Drexel University.
The Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers is a Vatican body. Its mission is to assist those who care for the sick and to spread the Church's teaching on the spiritual and moral aspects of illness as well as the meaning of human suffering.
Editor's Note: To register for the conference please contact Connie Scharff at (215) 587-0504 or cscharff@adphila.org. Registration is free. Lunch will be available at the Seminary for a nominal fee.
Contact
Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747