Swiss Bishop to Priests: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide
A Swiss bishop has instructed Catholic priests not to give last rites to people suspected of seeking assisted suicide, following...
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Amid the Darkness, Hold Fast to the Light of Hope
Christian hope is not the same as being optimistic about the future, but is knowing that whatever dark or frightening...
Doctors and Church leaders tell the Horrors of Life in Syria
Fifty percent of Syria’s hospitals and medical centres have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered,...
Year of Mercy Provisions on Abortion Confession Extended
‘Mercy cannot become a mere parenthesis in the life of the Church,” the pope wrote in an apostolic letter, Misericordia...
Catholics Look Back at Pearl Harbour 75 Years On
“Our beloved country is at war. Our peaceful shores have been ruthlessly attacked, and all citizens are called upon to...
The Lord of Surprises
God reveals his mysteries, not to the wise and learned, but to those who are childlike, that is, to people...
Pope expresses condolences over Fidel Castro’s death
In a video message, Cuban President Raul Castro announced the Nov. 25 death of his 90-year-old brother and longtime Cuban...
For Cuban exiles, painful memories mix with relief at Castro’s death
While many celebrated loudly on the streets, the death of Fidel Castro triggered a more subdued reaction among the Cuban...
How do Countries Around the World Deal with their Drug Problems?
The growing problem of drug abuse and increasingly creative and sophisticated ways suppliers reach users call for increased cooperation in...
