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Hospice and palliative care: A look at ‘absolutely vital’ end-of-life support

May 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

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CNA Staff, May 19, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA).
As assisted suicide and euthanasia continue to grow more common throughout much of the developed world, services like palliative and hospice care serve as a v… […]

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Catholic cemeteries on the front line against secular fear of death

April 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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Vancouver, Canada, Apr 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Cemeteries are the front line of defense against society’s increasing secularism and fear of death and suffering, said Peter Nobes, director of Catholic Cemeteries in … […]

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The last prophecy of St. Thomas Aquinas before he died 750 years ago

March 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

St. Thomas Aquinas uttered a last prophecy and an emotional prayer before his departure to Heaven. / Credit: Renata Sedmakova – Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 7, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
March 7 marks the 750th anniversary of the death of St…. […]

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‘Mass of a Lifetime’ reminds elderly ‘their community has not forgotten them’

November 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The "Mass of a Lifetime," celebrated by Father Nathan Siray of the Diocese of Calgary, took place at Evanston Summit Retirement Residence in Calgary, Alberta, on Oct. 15, 2023. / Credit: Amanda Achtman

CNA Staff, Nov 19, 2023 / 07:00 … […]

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‘Our destination is heaven:’ Pope Francis speaks about death

August 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at Vatican City / Pablo Esparza / CNA

CNA Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 03:41 am (CNA).
Pope Francis spoke about old age and the expectation of death at his general audience Wednesday.R… […]

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