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In Ontario, legal assisted suicide could kill conscientious objection
Conscience protections for Catholic hospitals and other organizations could soon come under fire in the Canadian province of Ontario, with... Read more
Pope orders Belgian religious group to stop offering euthanasia to patients
Pope Francis is cracking down on a Belgian Brothers of Charity-run organization, giving the group until the end of August... Read more
In historic move, Irish nuns to give up three Dublin hospitals
Ireland's Sisters of Charity will end their management of three Dublin hospitals, the sisters have announced, saying they will hand... Read more
Religious brothers push back on euthanasia directive for Catholic hospitals
Following a decision by the board of several Belgian Catholic psychiatric hospitals to start performing euthanasia, the religious brothers who... Read more
New campaign highlights Catholic services in Michigan
A new television ad campaign launched by the Michigan Catholic Conference is featuring commercials that spotlight the hand of the... Read more
How Catholic hospitals can help heal Syria – literally
There are about three million people without heath care in war-torn Syria, and the papal envoy to the country has... Read more
Was the IUD controversy at a Catholic hospital fake?
Last month, a Chicago woman with a dislodged intrauterine device claimed she was turned down for removal of the device... Read more
Is this really about women's health? The ACLU's latest tiff with Catholic hospitals
The American Civil Liberties Union's claims that Catholic hospitals are denying emergency care to pregnant women in the U.S. is... Read more
Lawsuit against US bishops wrong on abortion, doctor says
A lawsuit charging that the U.S. bishops’ ethical standards for hospitals caused negligent care of a pregnant woman wrongly claims... Read more
Wis. law could push Catholic hospitals to admit abortionists
A new abortion restriction in Wisconsin could inadvertently require several Catholic health systems to grant abortion doctors admitting privileges at... Read more
German bishops' morning-after pill decision causes concern
Doctors and people involved in pro-life work say that the German bishops’ decision to allow morning-after pills for rape victims... Read more
Doctor says Cardinal Meisner's contraception statement was manipulated
News stories declaring that Cardinal Meisner will allow the “morning-after” pill for rape victims were the result of his words... Read more
Vatican to address abortions in Catholic hospitals
During its upcoming conference, the Pontifical Council for Health Care will address the problem of abortion and other practices against... Read more
Phoenix medical center not stripped of Catholic status
The Diocese of Phoenix clarified over the weekend that a hospital working on certifying its Catholic identity has not been... Read more
