The Catholic Register

Vatican leads talks to expand testing, treatment of HIV-positive children

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:40:47 -0500

VATICAN – Responding to the deaths of tens of thousands of children from AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses, the Vatican brought together physicians and representatives of drug companies and humanitarian agencies to strategize ways to improve care for children and adolescents who are HIV-positive.

Vatican makes progress on pushing treatment of children with HIV

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:42:26 -0400

AMSTERDAM – An initiative to identify and properly treat children living with HIV has gained new momentum as international organizations and pharmaceutical companies respond to a Vatican push to look past profit to doing the right thing.

Church on the Street: Restaurant served big plate of humanity

robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) — Fri, 11 May 2018 12:59:58 -0400

When I started out on the Church on the Street, I gave little thought to some of the logistics of such a ministry apart from determining that it would be 8 p.m. onwards every Thursday evening.

Canadian heritage can be found on our streets, too

robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400

In the wake of Canada��Ƶapp 150th anniversary celebrations, I have been reflecting on how the Canadian Catholic Church is perceived on the streets.

Priest advocates for Indian children whose parents live with HIV

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 05:00:00 -0400

BHOPAL, India – A priest in the north Indian state of Rajasthan is fighting to end discrimination against children whose parents live with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

This Chilean home offers hope for children with HIV

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 14:59:00 -0400

SANTIAGO, Chile – Fighting the scourge of discrimination that often accompanies HIV, the Santa Clara Foundation in Santiago de Chile has worked since 1994 to ensure that children with the virus experience God��Ƶapp love and have a better quality of life.

In South Africa, stigma still keeps HIV patients from seeking treatment

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 14:00:00 -0500

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Each week, 2,000 women ages 15-24 are infected with HIV in South Africa.

Kenyan churches demand HIV test for couples wanting to marry

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:00:00 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya – Some Kenyan churches are demanding premarital HIV testing before weddings, a trend activists warn is infringing on the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS.

Vatican spearheads effort to get AIDS drugs to children

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:00:12 -0400

DURBAN, South Africa – The face of the AIDS epidemic has changed dramatically in recent years as scientists have created antiretroviral drugs that lower levels of the virus in the bloodstream, allowing those infected with HIV to live relatively normal lives.

Church leaders gather before AIDS conference, focus on children, stigma

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0400

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – One-third of HIV-positive children "die before their first birthday, and half before their second birthday," so Catholic groups are advocating for changes in treatment, said Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis special adviser on HIV and health.