A doctor who treated the ailing Pope John Paul in his final days has put to rest a recurring rumor about the pontiff’s treatment: Doctors assisting Pope John Paul II in his final days never suspended medical treatment and the pontiff did not ask them to do so, his personal physician said. Pro-euthanasia activists in…

What’s it like to drop everything and leave the world you know to live as a volunteer in Latin America for two years? Patrick Furlong is eager to let you know, and his blog, Oh The Places You’ll Go, is opening a window on his brave new world. Catholic News Service has the details behind…

It’s always heartening to hear of someone entering religious life. But this news is especially interesting, concerning as it does a young woman who had achieved considerable success in the field of Catholic music. The following is the release put out by her music publisher: The Holy Spirit called and she answered! On August 2,…

Divorced Catholics face unique challenges — and often stigmas — coping with their new status. And the Catholic Review in Baltimore just published news about a remarkable ministry that has been there to help them over the hurdles: When Claire Lotz of Fullerton received her divorce decree in the 1970s, the Catholic mother of two…

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