Pope Extends Hospitality for Charlie Gard, Terminally-Ill Infant

In a heart-wrenching case that has garnered international attention, the Vatican-owned hospital, Bambino Gesu, has offered to take in 10-month-old Charlie Gard. The baby, born with a rare genetic condition called mitochondrial depletion syndrome, has been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and British courts.

Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, have been fighting tirelessly to give their son a chance at life. After being advised by British doctors to end life support, they raised almost $2 million dollars to transfer their son to the United States for experimental treatment. However, their efforts have been met with numerous legal setbacks, with three separate British courts siding with doctors who claimed further treatment would inflict "significant harm" upon the baby.

The domestic courts concluded that it would be lawful for the hospital to withdraw life-sustaining treatment because it was likely that Charlie would suffer significant harm if his present suffering was prolonged without any realistic prospect of improvement. Successive legal attempts made by the parents to be allowed to take their son to the U.S. failed after the European Court of Human Rights weighed in on the couples' last appeal in June.

However, Pope Francis has tweeted in defence of Charlie, stating that defending human life, especially when it is wounded by illness, is a duty of love. This intervention comes after President Trump and the Pope tweeted their support for Charlie Gard. Mariella Enoc, the president of Bambino Gesu, has also expressed her concern, stating that this is a desperate case.

Enoc has asked doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital to verify if Charlie Gard's health conditions allow for a possible transfer. No effective therapy for Charlie's condition was found by Bambino Gesu, and Mariella Enoc also mentioned that there is no effective therapy for Charlie's condition. The experimental therapy, while promising, would reportedly be of no effective benefit, according to the court.

In a move to prevent the withdrawal of life support, Great Ormond Street Hospital agreed to transfer Charlie Gard to another hospital in England. However, for legal reasons, the hospital confirmed that they would be unable to transfer Gard. As of now, life support is expected to be discontinued Friday, according to CNN.

Connie Yates, described as a very determined and decisive person, has reached out to Mariella Enoc to intervene in the case. The world watches on, hoping for a miracle for little Charlie Gard. Bambino Gesu, also known as the "Pope's Hospital," stands ready to provide care and support.