ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the Christian roots of the contemporary ethic of care that is especially significant for dealing with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Love, empathy, compassion, solidarity, and mercy are the central values of Christian ethics, and they are also the bases of the ethic of care. Traditional ethical approaches do not offer a viable ethical response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and its consequences; thus, the ethic of care represents an alternative option within the global ethics debate. Ethical solidarity is necessary, especially during times of crisis, but it can only be realized completely if it transforms into the Christian approach to the vulnerable.
