Death and Dying

The parents of Charlie Gard dropped their legal bid Monday to send him to the United States for an experimental treatment after new medical tests showed that the window of opportunity to help him had closed.

Catholic bishops there are grappling with a difficult question: Should those who end their lives with the assistance of medication be given a Catholic funeral?

As technology allows bodies to live longer than ever before, palliative care could playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life decisions.

My father was a decorated New York City police officer, but he retired early to focus on his drinking.

On this feast, we concentrate upon the Eucharistic elements themselves: the bread and the wine, which become the very presence of Christ in our midst.

I grew up in the era of “Black is Beautiful.” But standing before ‘La Moreneta’ was different.