The Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (NSW) has denied that it has failed to meet its obligations as 'head of agency' as the Ombudsman reported to the NSW Parliament last week.

Federal Minister for Health, Tony Abbott told a Catholic conference that abortion is a "stain on our national character" and that "we can and should do something about it."

Australia has been selected to host the 2007 World Conference of Christians and Jews, the umbrella organisation of 38 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organisations world-wide.

A PNG based Franciscan priest has made a moving grave-side appeal for doctors skilled in caring for children with HIV/AIDS to help PNG as it stands poised to be ravaged by the pandemic.