National Briefs
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chair of the Institute of Global Homelessness Dame Louise Casey shake hands after signing the agreement to halve rough sleeping ... Read More
Frank Brennan: VAD legislation goes too far (Audio)
Queensland is the fifth Australian state to legalise euthanasia, with a clear majority of members of Parliament voting 61-30 yesterday to pass the Voluntary ... Read More
Lockdown nuptials
Fr James Antony with Ron Norton and Rosemary Rogers Romance being what it is in the age of technology they met online, sharing a mutual ... Read More
Three ways Queensland’s assisted dying bill goes too far
The Queensland parliament, like the Victorian parliament four years ago, is committed to legislating for voluntary assisted dying. The bill being considered by the one-chamber ... Read More
Advisers, chairpersons named for Plenary Council
Some of the country’s leading Catholic thinkers have been engaged to support the members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia when they gather for ... Read More
Carrying the message ‘you are not alone’
Fr Johny Abraham (left) and Deacon Joe Blackwell Being a hospital chaplain at Canberra Hospital has emphasised for me how precious life is, how strong ... Read More
How 9/11 led a first responder to the priesthood
Fr. Tom Colucci at the 9/11 Memorial, the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. PHOTO: Catholic World Reporter On a ... Read More