Papal Responses to the Holocaust: Contrast between Pope Pius XII and Pope John Paul II

Effects of Motor Control Training on the Concept of Kinetic Control in Treating Patella Ligament Tendinopathy in a Female Football Player: A Case Study

Objectives: Patellar ligament tendinopathy, also known as jumper’s knee, is a group of pain symptoms of the anterior side of the knee joint. The Kinetic Control (KC) concept uses the movement control rating system, based on motor tests and exercises aimed at re-educating motor control. The present study explored the effects of motor control training on the KC concept in treating patella ligamen...

Pope Pius Xii and the Principle of Totality

I HIS important address to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System, Pope Pius XII considered the three reasons frequently alleged as a justification for experimentation on human beings. The first of these, the advancement of science, he admitted to be valid within properly determined limits. Speaking of the second alleged reason, the good of the patient, the...

Encyclical of Pope Pius Xii on Promoting Biblical Studies Divino Afflante Spiritu Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Providentissimus Deus

In the Vatican

VATICAN CITY [AP) • Pope John Paul I assumed the throne of St. Peter and leadership of the world's 700 million Roman Catholics yesterday in solemn, outdoor rite marked by the simplicity already a hall-mark of his papacy. Breaking more than 1,000 years of tradition, the 65-year-old pontiff donned a simple white wool stole as the shepherd of his flock and concelebrated his inaugural Mass with the...

"Effraenatam" (1588), by Pope Sixtus V

?Effraenatam?, the brain-child of Pope Sixtus V [7], was released as a papal bull in the year 1588. Papal bulls are formal declarations issued by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church [8] and are named for their authenticating leaden seals (bullas). This particular document became famous for its official forbiddance of all procured abortions. ?Effraenatam,? meaning ?without restraint,? is often...