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“The Way to Calvary,” by Domenico Zampieri, 1580-1641, Italian. (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Faith

After the Clancy trial, will we recover the true meaning of ‘mercy’?

Elise Ureneck|Oct 8, 2026|6 Min Read

A Carmelite Sister comforts a resident Aug. 21, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville, Ill. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state's physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. (OSV News photo/courtesy Becket)

Across the US, bishops and religious sisters lead fight against assisted suicide

Daniel Payne|Sep 30, 2026|4 Min Read

Demonstrators against assisted dying react in front of the Houses of Parliament in London Sept. 11, 2026, as U.K. lawmakers voted 286-270 to reject a bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. (OSV News photo/Jack Taylor, Reuters)

World

Life advocates welcome defeat of assisted suicide bill in England and Wales

Simon Caldwell|Sep 14, 2026|4 Min Read

A sister serves a resident Aug. 19, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville, Ill. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state's physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. (OSV News photo/courtesy Becket)

Following complaint from Catholics, federal judge blocks Illinois euthanasia law

Kate Scanlon|Sep 12, 2026|3 Min Read

A Carmelite Sister comforts a resident Aug. 21, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville, Ill. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and the Chicago Province of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and an Illinois pharmacist sued Illinois Sept. 3 over the state's physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. (OSV News photo/courtesy Becket)

Cardinal Cupich, sisters sue Illinois over assisted suicide law

Kate Scanlon|Sep 3, 2026|3 Min Read

The Illinois Capitol in Springfield. (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock via EWTN)

Court blocks Illinois assisted suicide mandate for religious objectors – for now

Daniel Payne|Aug 26, 2026|2 Min Read

The Illinois Capitol in Springfield is pictured in this June 3, 2025, file photo. (OSV News photo/Megan Marley)

Illinois bishop, Catholic doctors sue to block new assisted suicide law

Simone Orendain|Aug 12, 2026|4 Min Read

A file photo shows Dominican postulant Anna Harper, a native of Baton Rouge, La., and Dominican Sister Carmela Marie, a native of Hinatuan, Philippines, visit with patient Edna MacCready at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, N.Y. Four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries filed suit in federal court in Albany July 17, 2026, arguing that New York’s new assisted dying law would force them to choose between their faith and their ability to provide care for the sick, the elderly, and the dying. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Four religious orders challenge NY law on physician-assisted death

Kate Scanlon|Jul 20, 2026|3 Min Read

Opponents of "assisted dying" gather during a vote by members of parliament on a bill establishing the right to medical aid in dying at the National Assembly in Paris July 15, 2026. The placards read "Caring = fraternity – Euthanasia = abandonment. In reaction the same day, the French bishops decried the vote as 'turning point' in nation's history of alleviating suffering and accompanying "each person to the natural end of their life." (OSV News photo/Noemie Olive, Reuters)

World

French bishops slam 'radical' vote legalizing assisted dying in France

Caroline de Sury|Jul 16, 2026|4 Min Read

People hold placards reading, "Vote for care. Not euthanasia," during a demonstration in Paris Feb. 16, 2026, as France debates a bill to legalize "assisted dying." The bishops of France urged the faithful to take part in a novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize "assisted dying" in the country. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

World

French bishops call for novena as country nears key vote on assisted dying

Caroline de Sury|Jun 23, 2026|5 Min Read

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Advocates: Assisted suicide laws in New York and Illinois threaten individuals with disabilities

Daniel Payne|Jun 11, 2026|3 Min Read

Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old Spanish woman who was granted permission by the Catalan government in 2024 to end her life by euthanasia, died March 27, 2026, at a facility in Barcelona where she was administered life-ending medication. (OSV News screenshot/Atresmedia Television)

How we failed Noelia, the woman Spain shouldn’t have killed

Grazie Pozo Christie|Apr 29, 2026|4 Min Read

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