Euthanasia and Hope: A Reflection on Catholic Doctrine by Fr. Giordano, by Serenella Verduchi

By Serenella Verduchi, Catholic Exchange, June 5, 2025

Serenella Verduchi works at the Rome office of Human Life International, a Catholic organization headquartered in Front Royal, Virginia, USA. She has a degree in Environmental and Land Engineering and is passionate about bioethics.

We live in an age in which the debate on euthanasia is becoming increasingly heated and widespread in Europe and around the world. It is therefore essential and urgent to reaffirm the values of Catholic doctrine concerning the dignity of human life, the nature of death, and the meaning of Christian hope.

Contemporary culture, often influenced by materialistic and individualistic views, tends to see death as an enemy to be defeated at all costs, promoting the idea of a “sweet death” as a form of absolute self-determination. However, according to the Catholic Faith, death is not a mere biological event, but a passage to eternity, a moment of encounter with God that must be lived with hope, a virtue that opens us to the deepest meaning of existence.

We address this compelling issue by presenting some reflections on this topic by Fr. Francesco Giordano, director of the Roman office of Human Life International. …

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