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The Christ Medicus Foundation and the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance issued our 2nd annual policy agenda to uphold the life, human dignity, health and wellbeing of all Americans in our nation’s health care system. Our country can safeguard the life, health, and dignity of the most vulnerable Americans – from the unborn to the […]

Michael talks with Pat about the truth of how God desires for our entire person to be healed — mind, body and soul.

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. … the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. … the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.

A LOOK INSIDE… Download a copy of the Summer 2025 Journal below.

In this episode of “The Social Doctrine of the Church,” Michael Vacca and Robert Fastiggi interview Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J. Together, they analyze the ideas behind gender ideology and what the Church’s understanding of the human person says about this relativistic set of beliefs. Questions they address include: An audio version of the podcast is […]

The Detroit Catholic on January 8, 2026 reported that all seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan joined Christ Medicus Foundation’s new HOPE Program, a whole-person wellness program designed to transform employee wellbeing by connecting them with Christ’s healing love.

Faith in Crisis equips Catholics to navigate today’s fiercest ecclesial debates. With a foreword by philosopher-statesman Rocco Buttiglione, the volume unfolds in three sections: Traditionalism — exposes the roots of fundamentalist rigor, private-revelation subcultures, and reactionary dissent. Church Authority — outlines papal primacy, collegiality, and the distinction between the ordinary and extraordinary Magisterium—showing how trust erodes and how to rebuild it. Reform — revisits Vatican II and the postconciliar reforms, synodality, ecumenism, and interreligious dialogue, showing that legitimate change is always a reform in continuity.

In this episode of “The Social Doctrine of the Church,” Michael Vacca and Robert Fastiggi interview Prof. Daniel Gallagher about Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti. They don’t shy away from the controversial statements on private property, the death penalty and how the encyclical meshes with the rest of the Church’s social doctrine. Questions they address […]

Taking Back Health Care for the Culture of Life The Fall 2025 edition of the Christ Medicus Foundation Newsletter is out! This Fall’s newsletter features what health care in America could/should look like, highlights CMF’s actions and successes in the last year, and carries an earlier commentary blog for National Catholic Register by Rebecca Wilson. […]

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. … the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.