Alfie Evans
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Parents petition UK court to move comatose daughter to Italy
Parents of a comatose five-year-old are attempting to move their child to Italy from a London hospital after doctors in... Read more
Vatican hospital issues new charter on rights of 'incurable' children
A month after the death of UK toddler Alfie Evans, the Vatican's Bambino Gesu children's hospital issued a new charter... Read more
The face of Christ in Alfie Evans: An interview with Charles C. Camosy
Charles C. Camosy is associate professor of theology at Fordham University and author of several books on Catholic ethical reasoning.... Read more
Alfie Evans dies amid outpouring of prayer, support
Ailing toddler Alfie Evans, whose plight has tugged at the world's heartstrings throughout the past week, died in the early... Read more
The Catholic Association voices support for Alfie Evans' parents
A group dedicated to offering a Catholic voice in the public square has spoken out on behalf of Alfie Evans... Read more
Court of Appeal rejects plea from Alfie Evans' parents
An appeal by the parents of ailing toddler Alfie Evans was dismissed by the UK Court of Appeal Wednesday, leaving... Read more
After Alfie Evans breathes on his own, judge again strikes down transfer to Rome
Ailing toddler Alfie Evans will not be permitted to fly to Rome for additional treatment, a judge ruled on Tuesday... Read more
Italy grants Alfie Evans citizenship in hopes of transfer to Rome
On Monday a hospitalized British child at the center of a heated legal battle was granted Italian citizenship, part of... Read more
Father of Alfie Evans meets with pope, pleads for asylum in Italy
A private meeting took place early Wednesday morning between Pope Francis and Tom Evans, the father of two-year-old Alfie Evans,... Read more
Peaceful protests outside hospital to support Alfie Evans' parents
Amid a tense battle over medical care for gravely ill toddler Alfie Evans, hundreds of protestors crowded outside Alder Hey... Read more
Alfie Evans’ parents say he is improving, as hospital seeks date to end life support
As the parents of a sick toddler fight for continued treatment, saying that he is showing signs of improvement, the... Read more
British court denies parents' appeal to save toddler's life support
On Tuesday, London’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision to end life support for an ill 21-month-old boy,... Read more
British judge allows toddler's life support switched off, despite parents' wishes
A British court ruled Tuesday that physicians can stop providing life support, against his parents' wishes, to Alfie Evans, a... Read more
Parents of terminally ill son request transfer to Vatican hospital during legal battle
Parents of Alfie Evans, a 20-month old boy in the U.K. who suffers from an unknown neurological degenerative condition, are... Read more
