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Sydney archbishop applauds rejection of abortion bill

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:40:00 -0400

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.

Anti-trafficking experts applaud Sydney prostitution sting

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:00:00 -0400

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��Ƶapp anti-prostitution laws to be enforced across the country.

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

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:50:00 -0500

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

Antigonish churches to close

evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:00:00 -0400

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.