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Church in the WorldPolitician accused of pro-life ?bias?Australia Mark Brolly - 13 January 2007The leading Catholic in the Australian Government, Tony Abbott, has been accused of allowing his beliefs to interfere with his ministerial responsibilities over the awarding of a tender for pregnancy counselling to a company supported by a Church-linked group, writes Mark Brolly in Melbourne. Mr Abbott, the Health Minister in the Conservative coalition Government of Prime Minister John Howard, announced last week that from May a new national 24-hour helpline would be operated by the phone-based healthcare provider, McKesson Asia-Pacific. He said that McKesson would be supported by two pro-life groups, including Centacare, the Church's welfare arm. The helpline is part of a A$51m (£20m) government-funded package aimed at curbing Australia's abortion rate, which is estimated at 84,000 terminations annually. |
 In this week’s issueFaith and unity through diversity Holy hearts that know how to adore Lifetimes of service For the halt and the lame Tablet Education A heart-warming tail Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools? Christopher Lamb Goodwin the scapegoat Elena Curti The pain of being a coeliac Catholic Sr M, guest contributor Why the Benedictine family will survive Christopher Lamb Sexual abuse: a multi-faceted response Cardinal Levada addresses Rome conference "Toward Healing and Renewal" is the title given to this Symposium for Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors on the Sexual Abuse of Minors. For leaders in the Church for whom this ... Prayer for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral issue text The Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral has written a prayer for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee which will be used at the cathedral's service of thanksgiving on 5 June. The Archbishops of ...
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