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June 10, 2016

Pope calls euthanasia triumph of selfishness, not act of compassion

A file photo of Pope Francis leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square. The Pope says euthanasia is not an act of compassion.

VATICAN CITY – Growing acceptance of euthanasia does not indicate increased compassion, but highlights the rise of a selfish "throwaway culture" that casts aside the sick, the dying and those who do not satisfy the perceived requirements of a healthy life, Pope Francis said. 

Published in Vatican
July 30, 2015

Cardinal says Planned Parenthood videos illustrate 'throwaway culture'

An undercover video published by The Center for Medical Progress shows a Planned Parenthood official discussing selling fetal body parts and the abortion procedure needed to keep them intact.

WASHINGTON - Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley said that Planned Parenthood officials' videotaped descriptions of how fetal tissue and organs are procured for researchers during abortions illustrates what Pope Francis calls today's "throwaway culture."

Published in International
December 1, 2014

Pope's welcome in Turkey as chilly as the weather

Pope Francis arrives for a Divine Liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul Nov. 30. The liturgy marked the feast of St. Andrew, patron of the ecumenical patriarchate.
VATICAN CITY - Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold during Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, outside of the Pope's official meetings, was hardly warmer.

Published in International
November 26, 2014

Pope Francis urges Europeans to reject ‘throwaway culture’

Pope Francis speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Nov. 25.

STRASBOURG, France - Pope Francis has urged European leaders to reject a “throwaway culture” that treats people like “cogs in a machine”  too easily discarded through abortion and euthanasia.

Published in Vatican