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  • Chaplains, care home staff coping with COVID-19 protocols

    Chaplains, care home staff coping with COVID-19 protocols

    • Dec 17, 2020

    When Father Michael Garvey arrived for his shift as a chaplain at the Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, on Tuesday morning, his first stop was the coronavirus floor, right now full with 24 patients.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Fear of death replaced with joy of accompanying souls to eternal life

    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.

    By Chaz Muth
  • Those who accompany the dying inspired by ‘Samaritanus bonus’

    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.

    By Chaz Muth
  • Court rules in favor of employer exemptions to contraceptive coverage

    Court rules in favor of employer exemptions to contraceptive coverage

    • Jul 8, 2020

    In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.

    By Carol Zimmermann
  • Divided court reexamines insurance coverage of contraceptives

    Divided court reexamines insurance coverage of contraceptives

    • May 7, 2020

    The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided May 6 over Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.

    By Carol Zimmermann
  • Supreme Court set to hear Obamacare case argued by phone

    Supreme Court set to hear Obamacare case argued by phone

    • May 6, 2020

    The Supreme Court’s third day of hearing arguments by telephone is its first chance at a high-profile case, this one involving the Affordable Care Act.

    By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman
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