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July 11, 2019

Pope Francis mourns death of Vincent Lambert after doctors withhold care

People demonstrate in Paris July 10, 2019, in support of Vincent Lambert, who suffered serious brain damage and had been in a deep vegetative state for more than a decade. "Every life is valuable, always," Pope Francis tweeted after offering prayers for Lambert, a 42-year-old French man who died July 11, nine days after doctors stopped providing him with nutrition and hydration.

VATICAN CITY -- "Every life is valuable, always," Pope Francis tweeted after offering prayers for Vincent Lambert, a 42-year-old French man who died July 11, nine days after doctors stopped providing him with nutrition and hydration.

Published in Faith
July 3, 2019

Doctors to remove nutrition from disabled Frenchman Vincent Lambert

People participate in a march in Paris May 20, 2019, to support maintaining nutrition for quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, in this picture obtained from social media. In a May 21 statement, two Vatican officials added support for keeping Lambert alive, saying withdrawal of nutrition and hydration is a "serious violation" of a person's dignity.

REIMS, France (CNA) -- Doctors have said they will begin to remove intravenous feeding tubes from Vincent Lambert, though his parents have asked international authorities to intervene to avoid the death of the man, who requires artificial life support due to a severe injury.

Published in International
May 21, 2019

French court orders severely disabled man be returned to life support

French court orders severely disabled man be returned to life support

VATICAN CITY -- The withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from a patient whose body can absorb them is a "serious violation" of the person's dignity, said two Vatican officials.

Published in International