Pope institutes new 'secular ministry' of Catechist open to laymen and laywomen
- May 11, 2021
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Palliative care in Australia on life support, says new report
- Mar 6, 2021
Australia has only half the number of palliative care doctors needed to provide good quality care for chronically and terminally ill patients, despite increasing demand, according to new research.
Family navigates death, mourning amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Dec 20, 2020
The rules surrounding COVID-19 patients and funerals have continued to evolve during the pandemic, and families are struggling to mourn loved ones.
Bioethicist calls for right to ‘not be forced to die alone’
- Nov 19, 2020
Currently, COVID-19 social distancing restrictions at medical and care facilities often limit visitation rights for family and chaplains. One leading bioethicist insists this violates the right to ‘not be forced to die alone.’
Prayers for the dead help the living, too, pope says
- Nov 5, 2020
Praying for the dead and asking God to welcome them into his presence forever helps Christians remember what life and death are really about, Pope Francis said.
Fear of death replaced with joy of accompanying souls to eternal life
- Oct 18, 2020
Michaela Gallagher was a 16-year-old volunteer at the Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence for the elderly poor in Somerville, Massachusetts, when she witnessed a human die for the first time in her young life.
Those who accompany the dying inspired by ‘Samaritanus bonus’
- Oct 18, 2020
Much attention was given to church teaching on assisted suicide and euthanasia when the Vatican released its Sept. 22 letter “‘Samaritanus bonus,’ on the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life,” but Sister Maureen Weiss focused on the document’s guidance on accompanying the dying, a key component to her vocation.
Garden grows memories after miscarriages
- Oct 4, 2020
Tucked away at the backside of Maplewood Cemetery, past rows and rows of tombstones and markers, is a garden. Flower arrangements adorn spots here and there, but what truly grows in this garden are memories and love.
Mourning daughter, a Guatemalan couple find healing in dance
- Sep 28, 2020
One Guatemalan couple is dealing with their grief through dance.
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