Catholic World News: Maronite Church will promote organ donation in Lebanon

Friday, March 6, 2015

The Maronite Catholic Church has agreed to encourage organ donors.

In an accord with Lebanon’s national committee for organ donations, the Maronite bishops’ conference will form a committee to promote donations in parishes, dioceses, and Catholic health-care institutions. Father Edgar Haiby, a spokesman for the Maronite bishops, said that the committee would reach out to the faithful, assuring them that the voluntary donation of human organs is in accord with Catholic teaching.