XI World Day of the Sick
Washington DC, 9-11 February 2003
The Path to Solidarity: The Vocation of Catholic Health Care in America*
Sunday, February 09, 2003
| 09.00 | Inaugural Liturgy for World Day of the Sick Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Principal Celebrant: Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, SLD, Bishop of Belleville, Illinois; President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Open to the public |
| 11.00 - 16.00 | Episcopal Dialogue Health Pastoral Care: H.E. Msgr. Javier Lozano Barragán, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, Holy See An Invitational Dialogue of Bishops from America |
Health Care in America: A Call to Justice
Monday, February 10, 2003
| 09.00 | Opening Prayer: Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, PhD, DD, Archbishop of Washington DC |
| 09.15 | Welcome: |
| 09.30 | Keynote Address: The Call to Justice: Globalization and Catholic Health Care in America Bishop John H. Richard, SSJ, DD, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallhasse, Florida; former president, USCB; incoming chair, International Policy Committee, USCCB |
| 10.00 | Panel Discussion: Cristian Aedo, PhD, Professor of Economics, Hurtado University, Santiago, Chile Cristian Baeza, MD, Senior Health Systems Specialist, International Labor Organization Dr. Ron Mercier, SJ, PhD, Dean, Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, Ontario, Canada Sr. Patricia A. Smith, RSM, PhD, Vice President, Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Baltimore |
| 12.00 | Lunch: Pope John Paul II Cultural Center |
| 13.30 | Keynote Address: The Call to Fidelity: Bioethical Issues and Catholic Health Care in America Most Rev. John C. Neinstadt, Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota |
| 14.00 | Panel Discussion: Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Therese Lysaught, PhD, Department of Religious Studies, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio Edmond D. Pellegrino, MD, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC Rev. Russell E. Smith, Vicar for the Health Care Ministry, Diocese of Richmond, Virginia |
| 16.00 | Closing Address: Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán, President, Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care |
| 17.00 | Liturgy: Pope John Paul Cultural Center Principal Celebrant: Theodore Cardinal McCarrick |
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
| Morning | Informal Affinity Meetings for Bishops Hyatt Regency Hotel Capital Hill |
| 11.30 | Bishops' Luncheon Hyatt Regency Hotel Capital Hill |
| 14.30 | Solemn Liturgy of World Day of the Sick Anointing of the Sick Basilica of the National shrine of the Immaculate Conception Open to the public Principal Celebrant: Papal Envoy Welcome: Very Reverend Monsignor Michael J. Barnsfield, Rector, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Greetings: Honorable Tommy Thompson, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human services (invited) Reading of Papal Message: Papal Envoy |
| 16.30 | Closing Reception Basilica of the National shrine of the Immaculate Conception |
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
XI World Day of the Sick (Official Site)
http://www.worlddayofthesick.org
Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care
http://www.healthpastoral.org
E-mail: opersanit@hlthwork.va
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org
Archdiocese of Washington, DC
http://www.adw.org
The Catholic Health Association of the U.S.A.
http://www.chausa.org
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
http://www.nationalshrine.com
Collaboration:
Catholic Health Association of Canada: http://www.chac.ca
The Catholic Medical Association: http://www.cathmed.org
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains: http://www.nacc.org/resources/wds.shtml
The National Association of Catholic Nurses USA: http://www.nacn-usa.org
Registration:
Form available at: http://www.worlddayofthesick.org
Tel. 001. 800-230-7823
E-mail: mbrasst@chausa.org