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May 15, 2017

Sydney archbishop applauds rejection of abortion bill

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney wrote in a Facebook post May 11 applauding the legislative council of New South Whales for rejecting an abortion bill.

SYDNEY, Australia – Catholics in the Australian state of New South Wales applauded the rejection of bills in the upper house of the parliament that would have legalized abortion.

Published in International
September 14, 2016

Anti-trafficking experts applaud Sydney prostitution sting

Former MP Joy Smith in 2010.

OTTAWA – A Nova Scotia court decision that upheld the right of police to release names of men arrested for soliciting prostitutes is being applauded by experts in human trafficking who are now calling for Canada’s anti-prostitution laws to be enforced across the country.

Published in Canada
December 17, 2014

Pope decries 'inhuman terrorist acts' in Australia, Pakistan and Yemen

Worshippers at Sydney's St. Mary's Cathedral light candles for the victims of the Martin Place siege Dec. 16. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney tried to help comfort the people of the city during the Mass.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis decried the "inhuman terrorist acts" that killed scores of people the previous day in Australia, Pakistan and Yemen.

Published in Vatican
June 12, 2014

Antigonish churches to close

Sacred Heart Church is one of two parishes in Sydney, N.S., which will close this month.

Catholics in Sydney, N.S., will be losing two parishes this June as the Diocese of Antigonish begins another round of church closures on Cape Breton Island.

Published in Canada