Article Archive
Please click below to view any of the articles in our archive.
(Vatican Radio) The parents of terminally-ill British baby Charlie Gard have ended their legal battle to take him from London to the U.S. for experimental treatment. The decision was announced on Monday after scans confirmed the 11 month old child had suffered from irreversible brain damage.Following the decision, a spokesperson for the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales expressed deepest sympathy and prayers for the family.In a statement, the bishops said “at this moment it is important to remember that all involved in these agonising decisions have sought to act with integrity and for Charlie’s good as they see it”.Pope's heart touched by tragedyCalling for Charlie’s parents to be given support and space “to find peace in the days ahead”, the bishops said: “Their farewell to their tiny and precious baby touches the hearts of all who, like Pope Francis, have followed this sad and complex story. Charlie’s life will ...
Washington D.C., Jul 24, 2017 / 11:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic figures from Washington, D.C. are remembering the legacy of Fr. Arne Panula, former U.S. vicar of Opus Dei, and a beloved leader, mentor and friend of many throughout the city.“Father Arne Panula is greatly identified with our Archdiocesan Catholic Information Center where he carried out a quiet, effective, evangelizing ministry that touched many including a large number of young professionals,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl Washington D.C. in a statement to CNA. “Both his erudition and spirituality were inviting qualities that helped so many others come to a deeper knowledge and love of the Lord. His priestly presence will be greatly missed.”Cardinal Wuerl presided over Fr. Panula’s funeral Mass on Saturday, July 22 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Fr. Panula passed away at his Washington, D. C. home on July 19, 2017 after a long battle with cancer.Born in Duluth, Minn.,...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Nicholls, ReutersBy Simon CaldwellMANCHESTER, England (CNS) --Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctortold them nothing could be done to help their son.Chris Gard and Connie Yatesannounced in London's High Court July 24 that they had ended their legalstruggle to take their baby overseas for treatment after a U.S. neurologist, Dr.Michio Hirano, said he was no longer willing to offer Charlie experimentalnucleoside therapy after he examined the results of a new MRI scan.Their decision means that the child,who suffers from encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, willreceive only palliative care and most likely will die before his first birthdayAug. 4.Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office, said in a July 24 statement that Pope Francis, who had takena personal interest in the case, "is praying for Charlie and his parentsand feels especially close to them at this time of immense suffering." He said: "The ...
BERLIN (AP) -- A man armed with a chainsaw wounded five people at a health insurer's office Monday in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen, police said, triggering a manhunt for a suspect described as aggressive and psychologically unstable....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's new communications chief says television cameras can start rolling again in the White House briefing room....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump took a new swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, referring to him in a tweet as "beleaguered" and wondering why Sessions isn't digging into Hillary Clinton's alleged contacts with Russia....
BERRYVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Promising "A Better Deal" for American workers, Democratic Party leaders rolled out a new agenda with a populist pitch on Monday as they sought to bounce back from their losses in November and look ahead to the 2018 midterms....
SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) -- When Andre Oliveira answered the call to leave his Word of Faith Fellowship congregation in Brazil to move to the mother church in North Carolina at the age of 18, his passport and money were confiscated by church leaders - for safekeeping, he said he was told....
LONDON (AP) -- The parents of Charlie Gard, whose battle to get their critically ill baby experimental treatment stirred international sympathy and controversy, dropped their legal effort Monday, saying tearfully that it was time to let their son die....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A peeved President Donald Trump tweaked Republican opponents of his party's reeling health care bill Monday, saying this week's planned faceoff vote is their "last chance to do the right thing" and erase his predecessor's signature overhaul....
