Tag: Tasmania
Archbishop Porteous faces strife over new pastoral letter
LGBT advocate group Equality Tasmania is seeking a “right of reply” to the state’s Catholic schools in response to an open letter from Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous on human dignity and legislative challenges to religious and parental freedoms.
Tasmania’s Benedictine monks celebrate first priestly ordination
Tasmania’s Benedictine monks celebrated their first ordination to the priesthood, as Fr Bede Mary Cannavo OSB was ordained on 3 April at St Canice’s Church in Sandy Bay, Hobart.
Fr Martin gets a second chance at life
For Fr Martin Aye Ngwe, his life is nothing short of a miracle. Just over 12 months after he was diagnosed with stage four terminal lung cancer, Fr Martin has been given the all-clear from his doctors to return to full time ministry.
Assisted suicide deaths explode in state
Victoria reports 10 times the deaths predicted under its voluntary dying law.
Distress at dying law plans in Tasmania
There is strong opposition to proposed laws to be tabled in Parliament in September.
Monica Doumit: From bad to worse on euthanasia
There are lots of really terrible things about the quick succession in which we are seeing euthanasia and assisted suicide bills come before the...
