Catholic Church runs 25% of world’s health facilities
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=5422
As the Catholic Church observes the annual World Day of the Sick, the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care pointed out that the Church administers more than 25% of all the world’s health-care facilities. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski cited the “117,000 health care facilities, including hospitals, clinics, orphanages,” around the world.
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