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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

Pope Francis greets a cleric in a wheelchair during an audience with participants attending the general chapter of the Comboni Missionaries, at the Vatican June 18, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Disability shouldn’t be a ‘boutique interest’ for the Church, experts say

Elise Ann Allen|Jun 27, 2024|7 Min Read

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Speakers, stats show urgent need for parishes to welcome young, old with disabilities

Kimberley Heatherington|Mar 4, 2024|7 Min Read

Minnesota

Minnesota doctors, people with disabilities, pro-life leaders oppose assisted suicide bill

OSV News|Feb 28, 2024|6 Min Read

Messages on the back of Lillibeth Navarro's wheelchair announce the causes she works for in her effort to protect and enhance the lives of persons with disabilities, in this 2000 file photo. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)

New lawsuit takes aim at California’s assisted suicide laws

Natalie Romano|Jun 8, 2023|5 Min Read

People from more than 20 countries take part in a video call hosted by the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life on May 19, 2022. (Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life Flickr photostream via CNA)

Vatican hosts synod listening session with disabled Catholics

Courtney Mares|May 20, 2022|2 Min Read

Abdelrahman Mohamed, 11, looks out at the sea from his wheelchair at the first public beach for people with disabilities in Alexandria, Egypt, July 17, 2021. Pope Francis issued a message for the Dec. 3 U.N. International Day of Persons with disabilities. (CNS photo/Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Reuters)

Pope: Discrimination against people with disabilities must end

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 29, 2021|3 Min Read

Resident Dolores Gallego spends some quiet time in her bedroom at the Alas Foundation center for women with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Madrid in this June 16, 2020, file photo. The Pontifical Academy for Life has released a new document on how the pandemic has impacted people with disabilities and their caregivers. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)

People with disabilities faced more barriers during pandemic, academy says

Carol Glatz|Jun 15, 2021|4 Min Read

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who has signed a law barring abortions based on non-fatal genetic disorders, speaks at an awards luncheon in Scottsdale, Ariz., June 17, 2019. (Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Arizona disability abortion ban will protect mothers and unborn babies, Catholic bishops say

Catholic News Agency|Apr 28, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston greets newly ordained Deacon Bruce Flagg during a permanent diaconate ordination Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston on Feb. 20, 2021. Deacon Flagg, who is deaf, assists with deaf ministry in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican's sign language service on YouTube channel

Jo Ann Zuniga|Apr 28, 2021|4 Min Read

Paolo Ruffini, head of the Vatican's communications department, and Sister Veronica Donatello, head of the Italian bishops’ National Service for the Pastoral Care of People with Disabilities, announce the Vatican's new Sign Language YouTube channels. (Vatican Media/screenshot)

Vatican launches sign language YouTube channel to build inclusivity

Elise Ann Allen|Apr 7, 2021|4 Min Read

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