VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal health care, calling it a “moral imperative” that people have access to the health services they need. Previous popes have called for countries to offer universal health care, but calling an issue a “moral imperative” is an unusually strong term for a pope to use, indicating that something is required by Catholic teaching.

Pope Leo called it a “moral imperative” that people have access to the health services they need.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal health care, calling it a “moral imperative” that people have access to the health…