Ten young people from various different countries, including a 17-year-old from the United States, joined Pope Francis Aug. 4 for lunch along with Cardinal Manuel do Nascimento Clemente of Lisbon and Cardinal-designate Américo Aguiar, an auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and executive secretary
BERLIN (OSV News) — Assisted suicide remains a legal gray area in Germany after the German parliament July 6 voted down two draft laws aimed at creating a legal framework for it, the KNA news agency reported. An overwhelming majority of members
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life affirms his opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide but believes that to end confusion in the country, the Italian Parliament needs to make clear laws about withdrawing end-of-life care, his office said.
"Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia,
France's Catholic bishops have announced new steps against sexual abuse -- while also urging national dialogue to deter current nationwide protests over a proposal to raise state pension age and warning against new government moves to legalize euthanasia.
"Our precise intention was to
Writer Brett Salkeld examines the tragic push by the Canadian government to expand the country’s Medical Assistance in Dying program to allow children with terminal illnesses and adults with mental disabilities to “choose” to end their own lives. Salkeld writes that when
MAKOWKA, Poland (OSV NEWS) — The road to celebrate World Day of the Sick Feb. 11 in his dream modern hospice in the poorest region of Poland was long and bumpy for Dr. Pawel Grabowski. But, as a Catholic, he knew that there
In the month of November, we remember and pray for our beloved dead and contemplate the lives of the saints who have gone before us. This month is therefore a good time to ponder the meaning of death from a Catholic perspective,
Nations that legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide develop higher rates of "self-initiated" suicides than those that do not, according to a new research document by a Catholic bioethics institute.
The Oxford-based Anscombe Bioethics Centre, which serves the Catholic Church in Great Britain and
As France begins a national debate on euthanasia, Pope Francis urged politicians from the country's northern region to reject the "throwaway culture" and instead focus on providing care and relief to those nearing the end of their lives.
"I dare to hope that
Archie Battersbee’s life tragically ended in a London hospital on Saturday, August 6, when the 12-year-old was removed from the critical life support his family legally fought to continue. Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, told reporters gathered outside the hospital where he died,