Vincent Lambert, who suffered serious brain damage more than 10 years ago, died after years of court battles.
Death and Dying
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In its search for a missing woman, the Vatican discovers tombs of 19th century princesses are empty
Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, the Vatican found no human remains at all.
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Forensic study of remains may shed light on young woman’s disappearance
The complex process of examining bones and extracting DNA will be crucial in determining whether the remains in a small Vatican cemetery belong to Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983, a Vatican-appointed forensic anthropologist said.
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9/11 first responder remembered at funeral for courage, selflessness, heroism
Family, friends and hundreds of service members in uniform remembered the heroism and self-sacrifice of Luis Alvarez during an emotional funeral Mass.
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Where is God when a mother dies in childbirth?
We do not anticipate young mothers dying at a moment devoted to birth, and yet we know it happens. We know about death, and yet we are caught unawares by it.
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I grew up in a violent home. The suffering Christ reminds me I am loved.
Like many people raised in an abusive environment, I also married a man who treated me with the disrespect and violence that I had been accustomed to.
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The Catholic high school that holds funerals for homeless veterans
At the time of his death, U.S. Army Veteran Timothy Fowl left behind no known friends or family. But every student left school that day keeping Mr. Fowl’s memory alive.
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My time with Jean Vanier and his mom, the grandmother of L’Arche
Pauline Vanier sold everything she owned and moved into a small house in Trosly-Breuil. She became “Mamie,” the grandmother of L’Arche.
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Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37
Evans had been in a medically induced coma for several weeks and never returned to an alert state.
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What Islam taught me about dying well
Accompaniment, not technology, might be the most caring thing we can offer those facing death.