PAPAL PRAYER INTENTION FOR APRIL: HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for April 22: “That we pray for health care workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; may they be adequately supported by governments and local communities.”
In the video, the Pope also mentions that “The pandemic has shown us the self-giving and generosity of health care workers, volunteers, support staff, priests, and religious men and women.” He says the pandemic “exposed the fact that not everyone has access to a good public healthcare system,”
Francis goes on to say, “the poorest countries, the most vulnerable countries, cannot access the necessary treatments to treat the countless diseases they continue to suffer. Often this is due to poor resource management. Therefore, I want to ask the governments of all the countries of the world not to forget that good healthcare, accessible to all, is a priority. But let us also remember that healthcare is not just an organization, it depends on men and women who dedicate their life to taking care of other people’s health, and who have given their lives during this pandemic to help so many people recover and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; May they be adequately supported by governments and local communities.”
Click here for video with English subtitles; Pope’s April Prayer Intention: For health care workers – Vatican News
Joan's Rome 