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London, England, Apr 11, 2017 / 03:44 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Charlie Gard is an 8 month old in the United Kingdom who has been fighting for his life against a rare disease.His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, wanted to keep him on life support and transport him to the United States in order to try an experimental treatment.But on Tuesday, a High Court judge ruled that it was in the child’s best interest for doctors to withdraw life support from Charlie and place him strictly on palliative care, in spite of his parents’ wishes.In his decision, Justice Francis praised Charlie’s parents for “their absolute dedication to their wonderful boy, from the day that he was born,” but ultimately ruled that it was in the child’s best interest to withdraw life support.“Some people may ask why the court has any function in this process; why can the parents not make this decision on their own?” Francis wrote.“The answer is that, although the ...
Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, Apr 11, 2017 / 05:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The regional conference of West African bishops has commended a regional economic union for its efforts to promote peaceful transfers of power, while also noting areas of concern, including religious intolerance and youth unemployment.The bishops of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa met March 28-31 in Ivory Coast to discuss their role in the prevention, mediation, resolution, and transformation of conflicts.The conference includes the bishops of 15 countries, covering the Atlantic coast from Mauritania to Nigeria, as well as Cape Verde, Mali, and Burkina Faso.The bishops sent a message to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) April 4 highlighting ways in which the two organizations can collaborate.They noted positively the “democratic transfer of power in many of our countries and the relative peace we are witnessing in our region.”Noting that economic growth has been a b...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Stephen Brashear, Northwest CatholicBy Anna WeaverSHORELINE, Wash. (CNS) -- Among Mary Larson'sShoreline living-room pictures is a small photo of a man with furrowed eyebrowsand a full white beard. His name is James, but when Larson knew him, he wasbetter known as "The Professor."The two met in 1995 when Larson was avolunteer nurse at Christ House in Washington, D.C., a medical respite centerfor the homeless.James was a patient there, tall, quiet andalways carrying around a large duffel bag stuffed with sheet music. Atlunchtime, he'd sit down at the center's piano and make it come alive withexquisite music, Larson told Northwest Catholic, the news magazine of theArchdiocese of Seattle.The Professor, the story went, had once beenan instructor at a prestigious college before a life event left him homeless."I think his photograph is out with all ofour family photos because he will forever be special in my life," Larson said."It's just a reminder to me that you neverkno...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- The man who opened fire in a San Bernardino school was a pastor and Navy veteran who accused his newlywed wife of infidelity. When he failed in his efforts to win her back, he went to her classroom and fatally shot her and one of the special needs children she taught, police said Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized Tuesday for making an "inappropriate and insensitive" comparison to the Holocaust in earlier comments about Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons - remarks that drew instant rebuke from Jewish groups and critics....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City, Missouri, killed one worker and injured four others, the U.S. Army said....
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A Democratic civil rights attorney running in the nation's first congressional election since President Donald Trump's November victory has made the race surprisingly competitive for a Kansas House seat held by Republicans for more than two decades....
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) -- The Latest on the explosions near the bus carrying German soccer team Borussia Dortmund (all times local):...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's parliament convened Tuesday amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsula, with the United States and South Korea conducting their biggest-ever military exercises and the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier heading to the area in a show of American strength....
CHICAGO (AP) -- After people were horrified by video of a passenger getting dragged off a full United Express flight by airport police, the head of United's parent company said the airline was reaching out to the man to "resolve this situation."...
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