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Author Archives: Vincent Kemme
A Catholic Biologist in Medicine: Hope for Bioethics
Contribution to the e-book ‘Bioethics 2025 – status questionis’ published by Dr Dr. José María Simón Castellví, past-president of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC), Barcelona, March 2025. Vincent Kemme It is an honour for me to contribute … Continue reading
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Farewell to Catholic doctors
On 16 November, Biofides said goodbye, in person, to a long-standing commitment to the world of Catholic Medical Associations, in Belgium and worldwide. From the beginning of Biofides, as a Dutch biologist, I was an advisory board member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Blog @en, Healthcare, Healthcare & Faith
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Controversial Statements in “Etica Teologica Della Vita”
Last year, Biofides collaborated on the publication of an article in the American Catholic medical journal ‘The Linacre Quarterly“. It was prompted by a book published by the Pontifical Academy for Life, “Etica Teologica Della Vita” (Theological Ethics of Life), … Continue reading
March for Life – Brussels 2024
I had the honour to speak on Sunday 21 April this year, at the start of the March for Life 2024 in Brussels. I am a former biology teacher from the Netherlands and have taught, among other things, here in … Continue reading
Medicine: Restorative or Transformative?
In 2022, in Rome, we had the privilege of co-organizing the congress “Medicine: Restorative or Transformative?”. The congress addressed various themes related to transhumanism, the tendency to want to “create man according to our own imagination”, in defiance of God’s … Continue reading
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Enhancing Catholic School Identity
How can a Catholic school – in a postmodern culture – enhance its identity? This is the subject of the ‘Enhancing Catholic School Identity Project’, also referred to as the ‘Leuven Project’. It is a vision for Flemish Catholic Education … Continue reading
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Questioning Conventional Climate Science and Methodology
Steven Koonin is one of America’s most distinguished scientists, with decades of experience, including a stint as undersecretary of science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration. In this wide-ranging discussion, based in part on his 2021 book, … Continue reading
Keys to Bioethics
In 2022, a Keys to Bioethics – A Manual of Bioethics for Youth App, created and launched earlier, has been published as an e-book in 4 languages (Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese). French version is in the process of being published. The Manual of Bioethics aims … Continue reading
The beauty of the female body
MATERCARE CONFERENCE, SEPT 14th, Rome Some thoughts on beauty in biology and medecine Vincent Kemme, founder-president of Biofides, assisting the presidency of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC) Thank you Prof. Chazan, for inviting me to speak at … Continue reading
Posted in Blog @en, Sexuality & Fertility
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End of life issues in the Low Countries
On the 9th of October 2021, Vincent Kemme, founder of the Institute ‘Biofides’ for biology and faith, was invited to give a talk on ‘End of Life issues in the Low Countries, at the occasion of the National Meeting of … Continue reading
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