A recent news report out of Kentucky revealed a slim but pointed risk regarding organ donation, one that underscores a key Church teaching about how the process of gifting one’s organs must play out.

Vatican City ― The Vatican said on Tuesday that Catholics can receive transplants of animal tissues to address medical conditions, as procedures involving genetically modified pig or cow organs ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said organ donation is a noble act that should be governed by fair and transparent criteria, avoiding “any form of commodification of the human body.” He also encouraged the ...

Each year in March or April, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York holds an ecumenical prayer service honoring organ donors and their families. As a practice it's remarkable for its longevity — started ...

Many of us, perhaps in the midst of the euphoria of having the freedom that comes with being able to drive a car, probably thought very little of checking a box marking ourselves as an organ donor.

The Catholic Church has no objections to using animals as a source of organs, tissues, or cells for transplantation into human beings, and calls for the same bioethic standards that apply to all ...

Two different statements about brain death and organ transplantation over the past several months raise serious concerns about whether patients declared brain dead are actually dead. Both statements ...