The 2nd International Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care

The 2nd International Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care


The 2nd International Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care was held in Rhodes, Greece, between the 12th and 16th of October 2011. The conference is was organized, with the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, by the Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care. Presiding over the Conference was Metropolitan Kyrillos of Rhodes. All the participants were graciously hosted at the Rodos Palace Hotel.

The theme of the Conference was “Caring before the Gates of Death”. The presentations and workshops focused on death from a medical, theological, philosophical, psychological and pastoral perspective. Special emphasis was given on palliative care and the medical, psychological and spiritual care which is offered to those that suffer incurable diseases and who are in the last stage of their life. Read more...


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