Cardinal Pietro Parolin said some of the problems identified by current and former Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital staff in 2014 were "truly unfounded." But for problems that were verified, there is a "serious effort to resolve them."

The mission of the Vatican hospital is "today more aimed at profit than on caring for children," according to a report from the AP.

Ten-month-old Charlie Gard was born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.

Just about everyone is sick of the partisan rancor that radiates from Washington.

Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.