In his message for Rare Disease Day, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, entrusted “to Mary, Mother of Mercy and Health of the Sick, all those affected by a rare disease, their families, those who care for them lovingly and all those who do their best to protect and recognize their right to care and to live a full life.” Following his February 28 Angelus address, Pope Francis also prayed for those suffering from rare diseases.