A video debate including right-to-die advocate Dr Philip Nitschke and leading Australian ethicist Dr Bernadette Tobin is attracting a large and increasing number of online hits proving the debate is certainly not in the end stages. An initiative of the Australian Catholic University (ACU), the debate is the third in the university's Speaker Voice series and marked the first time euthanasia campaigner and founder of Exit International, Dr Nitschke had debated the issue with leading Catholic ethics, palliative care and legal experts.

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This letter was signed by Hitler himself, with it, the madness of the Nazi ideology soon materialized. The letter approves a program called Aktion T4. Its goal was to cut spending by reducing the number of hospitalized patients, by any means necessary, which of course meant death. Under the program, hospital directors listed patients who, according to this program, didn't have a "right to live". It included mental patients, the disabled and those who couldn't defend themselves.

In this video, Rome Reports looks at the prolife film competition, organised by the Life, Marriage and Family Centre of the Archdiocese of Sydney, and hosted on Xt3!

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are meeting between June 15 and 17 in Seattle where they will discuss and vote on documents that address issues of physician-assisted suicide and clerical sex abuse in the United States. Watch this video for more.

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday....50 days after Easter when we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus Christ’s disciples. In his Pentecost Message this year, the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell talks about Catholics facing a special challenge – to explain the unique dignity of human life. You can read the full text of the message below:

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Scenes of a young couple in wheelchairs and an elderly bedridden father rejoicing with his son at Spain's World Cup victory poignantly affirm that "there's always a reason to live" in a video produced by the Spanish Episcopal Conference for this year's pro-life campaign.

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Listen to Pope John Paul II's famous words, declaring that all human life, at all stages of life, is sacred.

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These real Soldier stories for Army Suicide Prevention have the power to reduce the stigma associated with personal distress, to inspire individuals to get the help they need, and to motivate people to look out for each other.

This is a music video by David A Vogel, featuring a tribute to the life of Terri Schiavo Schindler.

'Capicúa', a film by Roger Villarroya, was awared first place at the Notodofilmfest. This film is a beautiful tribute to the elderly the sanctity and value of life.