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GENDER

Rachael Wong, CEO of Women’s Forum Australia, said the story was being used to promote greater access to gender-reassignment surgery in New Zealand.

MIRACLES
Blessed Carlo Acutis

POPE Francis has recognised a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint.

California has already voted to legalize the composting of human remains in 2027, but some residents are not willing to wait that long.

EUTHANASIA
Dutch woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval on grounds of mental suffering

A 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request for assisted dying on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering is expected to end her life in the coming weeks, fuelling a debate across Europe over the issue.

EUTHANASIA
ACT MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO EUTHANASIA REGIME

The Australian Capital Territory is one step closer to legalising Australia’s most extreme euthanasia laws.

EUTHANASIA
Canadian archbishop fights for right of church hospice to refuse euthanasia

No-one ever slides up a slippery slope. They only ever go down. Euthanasia invariably involves a descent that is not so much like skidding to the foot of a steep hill as falling from a cliff. In no country in the world has this been quite as dramatic as in Canada.

EUTHANASIA
The president of Belgium’s biggest health care fund, Christian Mutualities (CM)

The president of Belgium’s biggest health care fund, Christian Mutualities (CM), has called for a radical solution to the problem of an ageing population. Luc Van Gorp told Belgian media this week that people who are tired of life should be allowed to end it.

Catholic Weekly
Dr Deirdre Little and Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP appearing at the NSW parliamentary inquiry into the ‘Equality bill’. Photo: NSW Parliament

Activists have attempted to derail the NSW parliamentary inquiry into the proposed Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill, hurling abuse at Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP as he delivered his opening statement before the committee.

CATHOLIC VALUES
Given the delicacy and greatness of this ministry and the respect due to persons, the Church declares that every priest who hears confessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him,’ explains the Catechism. (photo: Unsplash)

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: It’s imperative that Catholic leaders speak out against this latest blow to religious freedom and human rights in the Chinese territory.

‘Tacit Admission of Guilt’: Two Top Journal Editors Decline to Testify Before Congress on Scientific Censorship

The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic invited the editors-in-chief of Nature, Science and The Lancet to testify on government interference in the peer-reviewed publication process. Only Science’s editor-in-chief participated in Tuesday’s hearing.