For the first time London has achieved the sad distinction of exceeding New York City in homicides. Almost all the killings have been of young adults or juveniles by their peers.

Xavier Beauvois’s film is based on a novel by Ernest Perochon, with a lot of its misery, disease and death left out.

The United States can offer this nation’s own grim legacy on abortion as an ominous warning to the Irish people.

The 23-month-year-old died on April 28 from complications of a degenerative brain condition.

The father of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans called for a truce in a divisive case that has pitted doctors and the British courts against Alfie's parents, Christian groups and Pope Francis. 

End-of-life disputes can be complicated and nuanced and require a sober understanding of the underlying medical technicalities and ethical concerns.