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Supporters released balloons upon Alfie Evans’s death on April 28. (AP photo)
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Kevin Clarke
End-of-life disputes can be complicated and nuanced and require a sober understanding of the underlying medical technicalities and ethical concerns.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The father asked for "asylum" in Italy so his seriously ill son may receive care and "not be euthanized" in England.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Highlighting the plight of a seriously ill toddler in Great Britain and a severely brain-damaged man in France, Pope Francis called for greater respect for every patient's life and dignity.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Intentionally causing a patient's death is different from accepting that a patient is dying.
Pope Francis visits patients at the Villa Speranza hospice, which is connected to Gemelli Hospital, in Rome Sept. 16. The visit was part of the pope's series of Friday works of mercy during the Holy Year. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“There is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” to keep a person alive.