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Margaret Somerville: Withdrawing artificial hydration and nutrition

Withdrawing artificial delivery of food and water to patients can be ethically complex It can be unethical to withdraw artificial hydration and nutrition and doing...

New Greater Sydney rules: masks at Mass and congregations of 100

Premier Berejiklian defended her decision on the go-ahead for the New Year's Test as necessary to preserve jobs and keep public morale high

Vaping’s vicious toll on kids and teens

Parents and young people should be in no doubt that not only do e-cigarettes and similar products pose a serious threat to young people’s health but they are also highly addictive, said a leading Sydney expert as NSW Health rolled out a massive anti-vaping campaign highlighting the dangers.

Bishops call for ‘a place at the table’ for older Australians

Consideration of social justice among an ageing population will be given prominence by the Church next weekend, but it’s a topic that inevitably involves...

Understanding Peer Pressure

It’s normal for young people to worry about fitting in. Peer groups play an important role in young people’s lives, particularly during adolescence. ‘Peer pressure’...

Step by step, Vinnies staff fight a pandemic

Four St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, staff share their experiences during the recent lockdowns.

School lunches fit for a MasterChef

The thought of preparing school lunches for the coming year fills you with dread, then relax! One of Australia’s most celebrated and best-loved cooks,...

Farewell gift

Sydney family bequeaths a stunning $500,000 to Notre Dame for Palliative Care training Palliative care research at the University of Notre Dame Australia will benefit...

Promising ethical COVID vaccine welcomed

Archbishop Fisher was among those welcoming news on a promising and ethical vaccine.

Church calls for ethical vaccine

Some US bishops have urged that vaccine development be free of any link to abortion.

Woman with Down syndrome fights abortion laws

A 24-year-old British woman with Down syndrome has launched a lawsuit against the UK government, seeking to change British laws that allow for babies with...

Don’t forget Fairfield

“At 9am the helicopters started hovering. They’d hover for the next hour, hour and a half, spotting people. “It was the very first time I...