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Africa/Nambia - Catholic Church cares for soul and body

Windhoek (Fides Service) - The Church has always been concerned for the wellbeing of the whole person, providing besides spiritual care also medical and social assistance. At Tutzing in Namibia there is a good example of how the Church cares for soul and body. A former Convent of the Tutzing Benedictine Sisters, built in 1964, has been converted into the Windhoek Roman Catholic Hospital with 80 beds. The two-storey building houses 12 fully equipped consulting rooms, a laboratory and a casualty unit. At the inauguration of the hospital Bishop Liborius Ndumbukutu, auxiliary of Windhoek, commented happily " the Church's evangelisation process in saving the soul from spiritual starvation does not excuse her from looking after the bodily health of the people. The extension of this health facility is one of the generous answers of the Church in showing God's love and care.(Fides Service 12/12/2002)

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