Pictures of a dying Argentinian nun, smiling and serene though battling with cancer, have gone viral on social media. Thousands have shared the images and heartfelt prayers. Carmelite Sr Cecilia Maria died on June 23, aged 42. From her bed she never stopped praying and offering up her sufferings with the certainty that her encounter Read more
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Kiwi passion play director dies on Good Friday
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016One of New Zealand’s most prolific TV producers, Ross Jennings, died a year after directing a Passion play in Auckland. Mr Jennings, 71, died on Good Friday after a battle with cancer. Last year he directed “They Crucified Him”, a Passion play which portrayed Jesus’ last days on Earth. It featured a largely Pacific Island Read more
Young priest dies of cancer weeks after ordination
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
A young Italian priest given special permission to be ordained two years before he finished his seminary studies has died of cancer. Fr Salvatore Mellone, 38, from Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie archdiocese, died on June 29, two and a half months after he was ordained. When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, the young priest was given special Read more
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George dies of cancer
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015The former Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 78. As head of the United States’ third-largest archdiocese, Cardinal George shepherded the Chicago church through school closings and the priest sexual abuse scandal. He strived to reconcile his support for the clergy with the pain of Read more
Celia Lashlie says …
Friday, February 20th, 2015
The seductive nature of the modern world allows us as human beings to believe we are in charge. In today’s world we think we are in charge. Technological advances and intellectual knowledge we continue to acclaim, leaves us with the sense that we are in control and that there is enough time to achieve what it Read more
Three-parent babies could be at greater cancer risk
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Three-parent babies could be at greater risk of cancer and premature aging, and would have to be monitored all their lives. These were among the warnings sounded before the United Kingdom’s House of Commons passed a new law permitting their creation. The new regulations enable genetic processes to fight the transmission of mitochondrial diseases, such Read more
Vatican condemns Brittany Maynard suicide
Friday, November 7th, 2014
A Vatican ethicist has condemned young American Brittany Maynard’s decision to end her life. Msgr Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, who is head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said there was no dignity in her physician assisted death. Ms Maynard, 29, took a lethal prescription provided by a doctor under Oregon state’s death-with-dignity law. Earlier Read more
St Bede’s students raise $100k for teen cancer
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
On Wednesday 24th September 154 pupils and 40 staff left St Bede’s College in Christchurch New Zealand on the start of the “Run For A Life” CanTeen fundraiser. When they crossed the finishing line last week each of them had run the equivalent of a half marathon each day for the past five days. Their Read more
Man pushes brussel sprout up mountain with nose for charity
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014Stuart Kettell raises money for the Macmillan Cancer Support, a group that offers patients help with every aspect of their lives after diagnosis. He has now completed his eighth charity fundraising event by climbing up Wales’ highest mountain, Mount Snowdon, all 3,560 feet of it , on his hands and knees while pushing a brussel sprout with his Read more
Mum said, “I don’t want to die”
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
When Mum called to tell me she had cancer I didn’t answer. I looked up from my eggs on toast, registered her name flashing on my phone, and decided that whatever Mum wanted could wait. It waited until after I’d showered, watched an episode of Orange is the New Black, painted my nails a lurid green, Read more