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Ethics Health

Euthanasia critic says acting ethically central for effective health care

Emergency physician Stephen Parnis will tell medical and health professionals why acting ethically, even if it comes at a personal or professional cost, is central for safe, effective health care. Source: ACU.

In The Dioceses Prayer

‘Hot cup of chocolate before you go to bed’ celebrates fourth anniversary

Launched in the midst of the COVID pandemic, Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese’s online Rosary has just celebrated its fourth anniversary – and it’s still going strong. Source: Catholic Voice. 

Art Saints

Artist sought to convey new saint’s ‘bright inner light’

The Spanish artist who painted the official portrait of St Peter To Rot that was hung on the façade of St Peter’s Basilica says the work is the culmination of a life dedicated to reflecting the light of faith in art. Source: CNA.

South Asia

Church calls for justice for victims of Sri Lankan bombing

More than six years after the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the local Church is urging the government to appoint a special prosecutor to ensure justice for the victims. Source: Vatican News.

Euthanasia South America

Uruguay becomes first Latin American country to legalise assisted suicide 

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. Source: BBC.

Bishops Euthanasia

Archbishop Fisher says Australia has embraced ‘culture of death’

Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Evangelium Vitae encyclical emphasised the inherent value of human life and warned against a “culture of death”. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP believes that Australia has embraced this culture. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Abuse crisis Pope Leo XIV

Pope meets survivors of abuse and victims’ advocates

Pope Leo XIV met with a coalition of survivors of abuse and victims’ advocates for the first time at the Vatican yesterday. Source: CNS.

Education First Nations

New partnership to boost support for First Nations students

Mary Ward International and the Loreto Sisters have announced a six-year partnership with the Aurora Education Foundation, an organisation dedicated to supporting First Nations students to achieve their educational and employment goals. 

Liturgy Music

Conference explores role of liturgy and music in Church’s mission

The central place of liturgy in the Church’s mission and how music serves as a vital expression of the Church’s sacred rites across cultures were explored at the National Liturgy and Music Conference in Adelaide. Source: National Liturgical Council.