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In Tulsa's diocese, no one is turned away from end-of-life care

Mar 21, 2016

By Ann Schneible

The latest initiative of the Tulsa, Oklahoma diocese is not only offering practical care for the region's homeless and under-privileged... Read more

Sick and elderly persons at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes.

After assisted suicide bill fails, English bishops urge greater care for the dying

Sep 11, 2015

A measure that would have legalized assisted suicide in England and Wales failed in the British Parliament Friday by a... Read more

Pope Francis greets attendees at an audience March 29, 2014.

Abandonment is the greatest suffering of the elderly, Pope says

Mar 5, 2015

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis said Thursday that when it comes to caring for the elderly, palliative care is necessary because it counters... Read more

Ethicist lauds Ireland's ruling against assisted suicide

May 8, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

The finding of the Irish Supreme Court that citizens have no right to assisted suicide is being welcomed by an... Read more

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

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