Photo by Mike Walsh
The church put particular focus on one of the corporal works of mercy — visit the sick — on Feb. 11, with the celebration of World Day of the Sick.
Praying for a loved one’s health and healing, tenderly caring for them and asking very human questions about why people suffer are experiences Christians, Muslims and Jews all share, Pope Francis said.
In his message for the World Day of
the Sick, the pope expressed his hope that the day of prayer — and the entire Year of Mercy — would promote an encounter of people of different religions and lead to greater understanding among them.
“Every hospital and nursing home can be a visible sign and setting in which to promote the culture of encounter and peace, where the experience of illness and suffering, along with professional and fraternal assistance, helps to overcome every limitation and division,” the pope wrote in his message.
Bishop Dennis Sullivan spent the day visiting patients and medical personnel at Kennedy University Hospital and the Kennedy Health Care Center, both located in Washington Township.
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