Hospice

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Disabled Texas woman will not be denied food and water — for now — after judge’s order

Aug 2, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Margaret “Margo” Naranjo, 28, suffered severe brain damage in a 2020 car accident. Read more

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Catholic charities unite to meet prisoner hospice needs 

Aug 1, 2024

By Anna Farrow

With a contribution of $15,000, Catholic Charities has provided the financial groundwork for Dismas and Journey Home to meet the... Read more

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Hospice and palliative care: A look at ‘absolutely vital’ end-of-life support

May 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In contrast to assisted suicide and euthanasia, services such as palliative care and end-of-life hospice care seek to uphold the... Read more

Pope Francis greets a woman before the general audience Dec. 19, 2018.

Pope Francis: Civilized society recognizes the value of human life

Jan 30, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Warning of the modern tendency to judge human life on the basis of utility rather than dignity, Pope Francis Thursday... Read more

Where hospices are at their worst, Christians have a mission

Jul 12, 2019

By Kevin J. Jones

In the wake of terrible conditions of negligence and abuse reported at some U.S. hospice facilities, several Catholic doctors are... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience April 20, 2016.

Pope Francis: 'Abortion is never the answer'

May 25, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion is never the answer to difficult prenatal diagnoses, calling selective abortion of the disabled... Read more

Pope Francis visited the neonatology ward of San Giovanni in Rome, Sept. 16, 2016.

Pope visits neonatal unit, hospice to highlight respect for life

Sep 16, 2016

On Friday, Pope Francis visited a neonatal hospital unit and a hospice for the terminally ill, stressing the dignity of... Read more

Hospice seeks funds for its human dignity-centered care

May 5, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

An end-of-life care organization based in Denver, Colo. will begin helping patients in earnest later this month and is raising... Read more

(L-R) CEO Kevin Lundy, John Fitzpatrick, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, Barb Fitzpatrick, Deacon Alan Rastrelli M.D., and Mark Skender.

Denver hospice dedicated to upholding Church teaching

Feb 20, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

A palliative care organization in the Denver archdiocese is committed to providing end-of-life care to patients that fully accords with... Read more