Disabled Catholics are praising Pope Francis’s use of a wheelchair in public. “To see Pope Francis having relationships, doing his papal duties” using a wheelchair or a cane, “it just reminds me of the goodness of a weak body like mine, because this is one of the holiest people in the world able to love Read more
Pope Francis marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities by insisting all disabled Catholics have a right to receive the sacraments. Francis also suggested that Catholic parishes make real efforts to welcome and train persons with disabilities to serve as catechists. “Creating a fully accessible parish requires not only the removal of architectural barriers, but Read more