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Final Australian state allows euthanasia and assisted suicide, rejecting religious exemptions
New South Wales has become the sixth and final Australian state to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Its legislation forces... Read more
Investigation of 'suspicious fire' at Australian cathedral underway
A fire that burned some of the sacristy and part of the roof of St. Carthage’s Cathedral in Lismore, Australia... Read more
Sydney archbishop urges implementation of modern slavery law in NSW
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney on Wednesday called the New South Wales government a “disgrace” for failing to enact anti-slavery... Read more
Archbishop: NSW abortion legalization ‘a defeat for humanity’
The archbishop of Sydney lamented a controversial new law decriminalizing abortion in New South Wales, and stressed that the Church... Read more
Effort to pass abortion bill in NSW could push government into minority
As the Australian state of New South Wales considers a bill to decriminalize abortion, two members of parliament from the... Read more
New South Wales parliament delays final abortion bill vote
A final vote on a bill to decriminalize abortion in the Australian state of New South Wales has been delayed... Read more
Archbishop Fisher 'deeply saddened' by advancement of NSW abortion bill
The Archbishop of Sydney has expressed his disappointment at the passage by the lower house of the New South Welsh... Read more
Bill to legalize abortion delayed after pushback in New South Wales
A bill that would decriminalize abortion in the Australian state of New South Wales has been delayed at least a... Read more
Australian state hesitates to require priests to break seal of confession
The Australian state of Victoria has said a recommendation by the royal commission that it pass a law requiring priests... Read more
Australian priests 'willing to go to jail' rather than break confessional seal
As Australian states and territories pass and consider laws requiring priests to break the seal of confession to report cases... Read more
Pauline monk appointed bishop of rural Australian diocese
Pope Francis appointed Saturday Fr. Columba Macbeth-Green, a Pauline Father, as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, a rural diocese in the Australian... Read more
