Palliative care is a reminder that love for those who are dying means accompaniment, not abandonment, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said... Read more
Spending time reflecting on your own death can be a freeing experience, and one that can even help us to... Read more
Shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve, Fr. Gregorio Hidalgo went to a hospital to give Communion to a patient.... Read more
On Sunday Pope Francis encouraged people not to wait to reflect on their lives, but to ask themselves: If this... Read more
They call her Santa Muerte (‘Holy Death’ or ‘Saint Death’), but she’s no saint. Read more
On Friday Pope Francis said that in contemplating death we are reminded of our ultimate purpose – and how the... Read more
There’s an old Latin phrase that’s suddenly new again - at least in the realm of Catholic Twitter™. The resurgence... Read more
As states around the country consider legalizing physician-assisted suicide, “death with dignity” looks markedly different for patients under the care... Read more
The unexplained deaths of three dozen mentally ill patients in a South African province show the need for action to... Read more
A man of God. Someone who endured illness with faith and fortitude until the end. This is how those who... Read more
Pictures of a young Argentinian nun – smiling and serene though dying from a devastating battle with cancer – have... Read more
Chicago’s Catholic cemeteries have helped bury the bodies of about 200 unidentified and unclaimed persons in recent years. One of... Read more
Though letting go of yourself and living for others can make you seem weak in the eyes of the world,... Read more
In a letter of condolence Pope Francis has offered his comfort and prayer to the Church of Hungary following the... Read more
Instead of blaming God when a parent loses a child – or vice versa – families should remember that because... Read more
Bishop Cirilo Flores of San Diego passed away the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 6, at the city's Nazareth House, accompanied... Read more
During the funeral Mass for Cardinal Simon Lourdusamy, who passed away Monday, fellow cardinals gathered to commemorate his life of... Read more
A palliative care organization in the Denver archdiocese is committed to providing end-of-life care to patients that fully accords with... Read more
Father Scott R. Carroll, ordained a priest of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, on May 8, died of cancer two... Read more
Bishop emeritus Arthur J. O'Neill of Rockford, Ill., died at his residence on April 27. The 95-year-old had recently celebrated... Read more