Our Mission
Christ Medicus Foundation’s mission is to return Jesus Christ’s love to health care by defending the right to life and conscience rights in public policy and concretely building a culture of life in our nation’s health care system.
We defend life, human dignity, and religious freedom of patients and medical professionals in health care law and policy. We offer Christ-centered, pro-life health and wellness services that help individuals and families to heal and flourish in body, mind, and soul. We advance pro-life care for pregnant mothers, children, and families. By God’s grace, we are bringing about a culture of love and justice in the American health care system.
Our Message
We believe that each person is made in the image and likeness of God, with inherent human dignity and immeasurable worth. Health care in America should reflect this, making Jesus Christ, the Divine Physician, and his love present to each patient. This means upholding every person’s life and dignity from conception to natural death and protecting the conscience and religious freedom of every patient and medical professional.
By God’s grace, we are countering the darkness of the culture of death by operationalizing the culture of life in health care. We are inspired by St. John Paul II’s historic encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, that proclaims the Gospel of Life. We are moved by Catholic social teaching, including Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which declares that health care must be at the service of the human person.
Our Method
Founded in 1998, the Christ Medicus Foundation defends and operationalizes the culture of life in health care through (1) defending life, human dignity, and religious freedom rights in law and public policy, (2) offering Catholic pro-life health and wellness services for individuals, families, and clergy, and (3) expanding Christ-centered pro-life care for pregnant mothers, unborn children, families, the poor, and most vulnerable.
Our CURO health and wellness program offers Christ-centered care that helps individuals and families flourish in body, mind, and soul. This care includes a Christian health sharing option, personalized Catholic wellness coaching, spiritual direction, Catholic bioethical guidance and personal consultations, and a Catholic-aligned health and wellness technology platform. We help families truly live their faith in their health care decisions. Our HOPE Program for employers offers Catholic health and wellness services for employees that help those we serve to thrive in their physical, mental, and spiritual health. HOPE Program services include Catholic mental health therapy, Catholic wellness coaching, spiritual direction, and Catholic pro-life health and wellness education and formation.
Recent Updates from CMF
Defending Religious Freedom
For over 20 years CMF has defended religious freedom by educating religious and lay leaders on the intersection of health care, the exercise of faith and religious freedom, and the defense of the right to life. CMF has led coalitions, campaigns, and conferences to educate and inform Christ-centered health care decisions.
Supporting Pro-Life Health Care
CMF helps pro-life health care providers build and expand their business practice management and empower their growth, supporting various Catholic and pro-life medical providers throughout the country. We began our CURO health care community to bring together Catholics and offer a place for pro-life health care and wellness, spiritual care and prayer.
Leading a National Movement
The Christ Medicus Foundation is leading a national movement for religious freedom, medical conscience rights and defending access to pro-life, life affirming health care. CMF co-founded the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, helps defend the rights, health, and wellbeing of patients and families through the Health Care Civil Rights Taskforce, and builds momentum around the movement through the Religious Freedom Campaign.
Defending Religious Freedom
For over 20 years CMF has defended religious freedom by educating religious and lay leaders on the intersection of health care, the exercise of faith and religious freedom, and the defense of the right to life. CMF has led coalitions, campaigns, and conferences to educate and inform Christ-centered health care decisions.
Supporting Pro-Life Health Care
CMF helps pro-life health care providers build and expand their business practice management and empower their growth, supporting various Catholic and pro-life medical providers throughout the country. We began our CURO health care community to bring together Catholics and offer a place for pro-life health care and wellness, spiritual care and prayer.
Leading a National Movement
The Christ Medicus Foundation is leading a national movement for religious freedom, medical conscience rights and defending access to pro-life, life affirming health care. CMF co-founded the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, helps defend the rights, health, and wellbeing of patients and families through the Health Care Civil Rights Taskforce, and builds momentum around the movement through the Religious Freedom Campaign.
Christ Medicus Foundation Print Newsletter
Newsletters are mailed quarterly to friends and supporters of the Christ Medicus Foundation
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