Babies Archives

Arizona women shower ‘Marys’ in need with gifts for their unborn children

Dec 20, 2019

The idea of a “baby shower” figuratively, not literally, appears in the Gospels.

One mother’s story of love and loss, and the impact of a child’s short life

Aug 13, 2019

Sarah Williams discovered her unborn child had lethal skeletal dysplasia, and birth would be fatal. She and her husband decided to carry the baby to term, a decision that shocked medical staff and her professional colleagues.

By Charles C. Camosy

Perinatal care helps families deal with ‘heartbreaking situations’

Jun 15, 2019

A recent Vatican conference looked at care for babies with severe life-limiting conditions.

By Charles C. Camosy

Catholic program for abandoned babies may have saved Edmonton newborn

Jan 3, 2018

A safe-haven program called Angel Cradle, operated by Covenant Health, may have saved a newborn baby’s life.

By Catholic News Service

Artificial wombs: Assisting or replacing?

May 11, 2017

Technology is advancing in the area of ‘ectogenesis’: The ability for a baby to develop outside of the womb. Although the technology could eventually be helpful for a baby born very premature and at real risk of death, there is a danger of forgetting pregnancy is a core aspect of motherhood that grounds each of us socially in the world into which we are born.

By Dr. Helen Watt

Pope Francis visits neonatal unit as part of year of mercy

Sep 16, 2016

On Friday, Pope Francis visited a neonatal hospital unit and a hospice for the terminally ill, stressing the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. The Sept. 16 visit is the latest in the Pope’s “Mercy Friday” initiatives, to spend time with various groups each month during the Jubilee of Mercy.

By Catholic News Agency