Focused search for life issues

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (461+ words) Leader of the South Australian Liberals, Ashton Hurn, has confirmed the party's candidate for the seat of Wright, Carston Woodhouse, is no longer running for election after his archaic comments about women, queer people, and Islam. Woodhouse's opinions, made publicly…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1322+ words) As the legalization of "assisted dying" increases around the world, there are risks the practice could be expanded beyond the terminally ill to people suffering different kinds of non-terminal illness. There are at least 12 U.S. states that have legalized assisted suicide,…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (596+ words) Jersey politicians have passed a new termination of pregnancy law that allows abortions before 22 weeks. The current law does not allow abortions beyond 12 weeks unless there is a severe foetal anomaly. Assistant Health Minister Andy Howell, who brought the law…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago  (624+ words) Canada approaching 100,000 deaths from assisted suicide and euthanasia Canada is at a crucial crossroads in the battle between life and death: over 100,000 officially sanctioned assisted deaths have occurred within 10 years of legalizing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). In less than…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (62+ words) Assisted Suicide cannot be an option for psychiatrists'The Catholic Thing Bishop Barron on the Woman at the Well: a master class in evangelization. Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome Hildegard of Bingen: "Columba Aspexit" (the dove looked in), sung by Catherine…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (494+ words) One of my first tasks after moving to Australia in the early "90s was to speak to the South Australian'parliament about euthanasia." It seemed a remote possibility then and the case against it was'and is'unanswerable." In 1997, the Commonwealth overthrew the Northern…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (404+ words) Abortion rights advocate withdraws from director role at university's Asian studies center after campus backlash. Feb. 27, 2026 at 4:39pm The appointment of an abortion-rights advocate to a leadership role at a Catholic university sparked controversy and mobilized students to defend the school's…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) Susan Ostermann withdraws from director position at University of Notre Dame's Liu Institute after backlash over her abortion advocacy Feb. 26, 2026 at 8:38pm The controversy over Ostermann's appointment highlighted the tension between academic freedom and upholding Catholic principles at a prominent Catholic…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (139+ words) Critics question the university's decision to name a non-Catholic to lead an institute focused on Asia and Asian studies. Mar. 12, 2026 at 10:38am Notre Dame is a renowned Catholic university, and the decision to appoint a non-Catholic to lead an institute focused…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (542+ words) Diocese of Mexicali to host regional march for "Life and Dignity" The Diocese of Mexicali is calling on the faithful and the general public to take to the streets later this month for a coordinated march aimed at promoting family…...