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UK assisted‑suicide push is ‘losing momentum,’ euthanasia prevention advocate says

There is a “big pushback happening” against assisted suicide, said Alex Schadenberg, executive director for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

UK assisted‑suicide push is ‘losing momentum,’ euthanasia prevention advocate says

There is a “big pushback happening” against assisted suicide, said Alex Schadenberg, executive director for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

Hawaii declares April 27 ‘Brother Joseph Dutton Day’

Servant of God Joseph Dutton was a companion of St. Damien of Molokai and a layman who lived among and served those suffering with leprosy.

Hawaii declares April 27 ‘Brother Joseph Dutton Day’

Servant of God Joseph Dutton was a companion of St. Damien of Molokai and a layman who lived among and served those suffering with leprosy.

Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Jerusalem belongs to no one; it is a gift to all of humanity’

In a wide-ranging pastoral letter, the cardinal addressed the highly divisive conflict and its spiritual undercurrents, proposing a response based on the prophetic vision of the new Jerusalem.

Views vary among prominent U.S. Catholic clergy on ‘just war’ pronouncements

One of the U.S. Church’s most prominent public figures contends that it’s not the role of the Church’s leaders to make a final determination about whether a particular war is just or not.

Views vary among prominent U.S. Catholic clergy on ‘just war’ pronouncements

One of the U.S. Church’s most prominent public figures contends that it’s not the role of the Church’s leaders to make a final determination about whether a particular war is just or not.

Maryland Supreme Court: State cannot reveal names of individuals who allegedly hid Church abuse

“Uncharged individuals” may not be exposed to the “court of public opinion” in grand jury documents, the state high court ruled.

Maryland Supreme Court: State cannot reveal names of individuals who allegedly hid Church abuse

“Uncharged individuals” may not be exposed to the “court of public opinion” in grand jury documents, the state high court ruled.

Sister Eva Maamo, Philippines’ ‘Healing Nun’ to the poor, dies at 85

A Catholic surgeon and missionary who improvised operations by flashlight and coconut water for Indigenous patients in the southern Philippines is remembered as a “tireless servant of the poor.”