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We are only as strong as our weakest link: Bishop Long
“It is in the interest of our health and our future to ensure that everyone’s wellbeing is safeguarded,” Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv said ahead of the 2024 Catholic Social Services Conference in Melbourne next month.
Introduction of voluntary assisted dying fails to reduce suicide rate
New research published in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health has found that the introduction of voluntary assisted dying has failed to reduce the rate of unassisted suicide in Victoria, writes David Albert Jones. Source: Mercator.
New chairman ‘an exciting new chapter’ for Catholic education
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP says the appointment of Mark Dorney as the new Catholic Schools NSW chairman marks an exciting new chapter for Catholic education. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Catholic universities must be more than a business: Pope
Respect for the dignity of every person and for his or her values is as much a part of the identity of a Catholic university as faith, Pope Francis has told members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. Source: CNS.
German synodal path ‘cannot end well’, Cardinal Kasper warns
Cardinal Walter Kasper warned the leaders of the German synodal path initiative that their plans were “overshooting the target” for synodality and will not “end well”. Source: The Tablet.
Indonesian bishops ensure Catholics free to vote in election
As Indonesians heads to the polls on February 14, which also happens to be Ash Wednesday this year, the country’s bishops are making special provisions to ensure that the minority Catholic population can vote. Source: Crux.
Community advocates urge Government to drop tax cuts
Controversial tax cuts that would benefit high earners must be scrapped to fund desperately needed cost-of-living relief, welfare advocates say. Source: The New Daily.
Love the first therapy that must be offered to the sick: Pope
The “first therapy” that must be offered to the sick, and to the world, is a dose of closeness, friendship and love, Pope Francis said in his message for the World Day of the Sick. Source: CNS.
Inquest into euthanasia scheme begins after widower’s death
A coroner will investigate how an elderly widower was able to keep possession of euthanasia drugs intended for a terminally ill partner for days after they were required to be returned, and instead took the lethal dose. Source: Courier-Mail.