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The European Court judges agreed on the decision to withdraw life support, stating that the experimental treatment would only expose the baby, Charlie Gard, to “continued pain, suffering and distress,” while adding “no prospects of success.”

UK parents lose final appeal to keep baby alive for treatment

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LONDON, England – A final appeal to allow continued life support for a U.K. baby whose parents want to seek experimental treatment in the U.S. has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.

St. John XXIII at the canonization of St. Martin de Porres, May 6, 1962. His relics will be returning to his native diocese for about two weeks in 2018.

St. John XXIII's relics to visit his home diocese in 2018

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BERGAMO, Italy – The Diocese of Bergamo announced yesterday that next year the body of St. John XXIII will return to the city, his native diocese, for a visit expected to last about two weeks.

St. Matthew's in Rastrick, England, pictured, is a Church shared by Anglicans and Methodists. The Church of England and the Methodist Church in Britain are considering a proposal that would enable the sharing of clergy between the two denominations.

Anglicans, Methodists in UK consider sharing ministers

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LONDON, England – The Methodist Church in Britain and the Church of England announced Sunday that each ecclesial community is considering a proposal that would enable the sharing of clergy between them.

Pope Francis elevates the host as he leads the Corpus Domini procession at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on June 18, 2017.

Pope Francis defrocks Italian priest convicted of child sex abuse

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has defrocked an Italian priest who was found guilty of child sex abuse, three years after overturning predecessor Benedict XVI's decision to do the same after allegations against the priest first came to light. 

Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador, is greeted after Pope Francis elevated him and four other men to cardinal during a June 28 consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Fresh from consistory, new cardinals greet family, friends

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VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church's five new cardinals received a warm reception from family, friends and the general public June 28 after Pope Francis inducted them into the College of Cardinals.

Father Miguel Angel Machorro, who was injured in a knife attack at Mexico City Cathedral May 15, has been transferred from intensive care to the Intermediate Care Area of Angeles Mocel Hospital in Mexico City, says the Archdiocese of Mexico June 20.

Mexican priest moved to intermediate care after stabbing attack

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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Father Miguel Angel Machorro, who was stabbed May 15 at the Mexico City Cathedral, left intensive care and was transferred to the Intermediate Care Area of Angeles Mocel Hospital in Mexico City, according to a June 20 statement by the Archdiocese of Mexico.

The British Medical Association, the doctors' union, voted for the decriminalization of abortion June 27.

British doctors' union supports campaign to decriminalize abortion

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MANCHESTER, England – British doctors have put their support behind a campaign to strip criminal sanctions from the country's abortion laws, prompting warnings from Catholic bishops that liberalization might "put more vulnerable women at risk."

A video surfaced May 23 showing Fr. Chito Suganob, who was one of some 240 Catholics kidnapped by Islamic militants, calling the Philippines’ government to halt their military offence.

Hope continues for captured Filipino priest sighted alive

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MARAWI, Philippines – Captured priest Father Teresito “Chito” Suganob was seen alive on Sunday in a part of a Philippines city under Islamist militant control, Agence France Presse reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists in the Oval Office at the White House March 24. After the Senate released its health care bill June 22, the Congressional Budget Office said the measure would leave 22 million more people uninsured.

Bishops: Loss of affordable health care under GOP plan 'simply unacceptable'

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WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, in its analysis of the Senate health care bill, said late June 26 the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.

On June 16, a Massachusetts judge ruled that Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, for words and texts exchanged with her depressed boyfriend Conrad Roy III as he attempted to commit suicide two years ago.

'Texting suicide' case could impact assisted suicide legislation

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BOSOTN, Mass. – A case about whether a troubled teenager convinced her depressed boyfriend to commit suicide through her words and text messages may have possible implications for physician-assisted suicide cases.

Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira, 33, from India, was found dead on a beach in Scotland June 23 after going missing a couple of days earlier. The cause of his disappearance and death is yet unknown.

Mystery surrounds death of priest who went missing in Scotland

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EDINBURGH, Scotland – A priest who was reported missing last week from his parish in Edinburgh, Scotland was found dead on a nearby beach Friday afternoon.

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