Charlie Gard with his parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard. (The Sun)

New York hospital offers to ship experimental drug to help the critically ill 11-month old baby; Italian medical association rejects court rulings opposed to treatment, saying it is a consequence of a mental attitude “polluting the roots of medical practice.”  More from the National Catholic Register>>>

A view of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vaticans Apostolic Palace. Credit: Lauren Cater/CNA.

Pope Francis on Friday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Hanna Chrzanowska, a Polish nurse and nursing instructor who died from cancer in 1973, paving the way for her beatification.  More from the Catholic News Agency>>>

An advertisement taken out in a major newspaper in the Netherlands by more than 200 Dutch doctors begins, “[Assisted suicide] for someone who cannot confirm he wants to die? No, we will not do that. Our moral reluctance to end the life of a defenseless man is too great.  More from LifeSiteNews>>>

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Mary, the mother of Jesus, has been much maligned in recent years. Many people mistake devotion to Mary as a sort of worshiping of her. I suppose if we truly viewed her like our own parent, we would understand Marian devotion much more clearly.  More from Catholic365.com>>>

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“Sacred Scripture and the Church’s traditional practice see in large families a sign of God’s blessing and the parents’ generosity.” (CCC 2373)  Every once in a while, I get a comment about how many children I have, and questions about whether in my youth, I knew about biology, medicine, and procedures.   More from the National Catholic Register>>>

The Fourth of July is one of my favorite days. Living across the street from a public high school field from which the town fireworks display was launched each year made it extra special, as did the presence of many relatives and friends who would come to our house to celebrate the day (as well as my father’s and brother’s birthdays).  More from LifeSiteNews>>>

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast consecrates his Ottawa diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on July 1. – (Photo by Paul Lauzon)

From coast to coast, many Canadian bishops consecrated their dioceses to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Canada Day weekend.  More from the Catholic Register>>>