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- Alta Fixsler dies in hospice 23/10/2021Alta Fixsler / EWTN News In Depth / Family Photo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 23, 2021 / 13:36 pm (CNA). Alta Fixsler, the two-year-old British girl whose parents fought to keep on life support, died October 18 after her life support was withdrawn. “Sad news, little Alta Fixsler’s life support was turned off this afternoon and […]
- English assisted suicide bill not put to vote in House of Lords 22/10/2021Credit: Photographee.eu / Shutterstock. London, England, Oct 22, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA). After seven hours of debate and notable opposition in the House of Lords on Friday, the sponsor of a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales chose not to take the bill to a vote.“It is a great outcome […]
- Adults from Afghanistan, Iran, prepare to be baptized as Catholics in Vienna 22/10/2021A baptismal font in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. / Bwag via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Vienna, Austria, Oct 22, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Eleven people from Afghanistan are among the 27 adults who will soon be baptized as Catholics in Austria’s Vienna archdiocese.Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna formally welcomed the candidates for […]
- John Paul II’s mom chose life after her doctor advised an abortion 22/10/2021Karol Wojtyla with his parents. Photo courtesy of the Dicoese of Krakow. / null Rome Newsroom, Oct 22, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA). Over one hundred years ago on May 18, Emilia Wojtyla gave birth to her second son, Karol, after a difficult and life-threatening pregnancy. The child would grow up to be St. John […]
- Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted suicide bill 22/10/2021Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attend a vigil in London, England, March 24, 2017. / AFP via Getty Images. London, England, Oct 22, 2021 / 06:35 am (CNA). Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders have issued a joint appeal to U.K. lawmakers to reject a bill that […]