Dying is the most important thing every human being does, says Cardinal 

Cardinal Vincent Nichols was at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney in London’s east end on Tuesday, 11 June, to officially open and bless its newly-refurbished St Michael’s Ward.
St Joseph’s Hospice provides high quality specialist palliative care and support to people nearing the end of their lives, and to their loved ones. Services include in-patient, out-patient, day care, respite care, advice and support in the individual’s home or care home, and bereavement support.
Having spent time with staff and patients, St Joseph’s Patron Cardinal Nichols praised the hospice movement for helping so many people die with dignity:
“A cousin of mine started a number of hospices in Peru and in other parts of the world like Pakistan. He always said that dying was the most important thing every human being does - knowing how to end this life and enter the next life. That’s the work of a hospice.
“When personal or family care reaches its limit, hospices make such a difference to the way in which a person can die with dignity, providing respite care, renewal care, or end of life care.”