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Catholic midwives must supervise abortions, Supreme Court decides

The use of digital technologies is reshaping human brains and the impact on young people must be considered by their parents and educators, a neuroscientist warns.

Marriage breakdowns shut out grandparents from seeing their grandchildren 22 May 2014 – Neos Kosmos Newspaper HELEN VELISSARIS Maria* hasn’t seen her granddaughter for more than a year. She sits, nervously crumpling the papers in her hands, trying to get the words out. Her granddaughter is the only living connection she has to her son. He passed away four years …

By Julia Medew Health Editor – The Age Newspaper 10 October 2014 Like most men, Hugh Martin’s first encounter with porn was accidental. When he was about eight, he stumbled across a “fairly extreme” magazine at a friend’s house – the possession of a man who clearly needed to find a better hiding place for his stash. “It was incredibly confronting, but I …

We realise the urgent need for proper education, says Bishop Seraphim     By John Pyrros – Neos Kosmos Saturday 26 July 2014 Melbourne played host to AIDS 2014 conference, bringing together the world’s leading experts on HIV/AIDS and others trying to bring an end to the deadly disease. But where does the Greek Orthodox Church stand on HIV/AIDS prevention, …

TEENAGERS DELAY SLEEP TO SPEND MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE STUDY FINDS (Source: Miles Kemp, THE ADVERTISER, January 13, 2014) MORE than two in 10 Adelaide high school students delay sleep every night because of their use of electronic devices, an Adelaide University study has found. The study, co-authored by psychologist Dr Daniel King, recorded the electronic media habits …

Sydney has become a hub for virginity auctions according to a number of men and women who have planned to make their fortunes having and selling sex for the first time in Australia. In recent years a number of high-profile virginity auctions have captured public attention with a majority of them involving Australia’s largest city.  Medical student Hanna Kern, who …

…and the mother racked by guilt that she may have harmed the tiny child she now adores. Shannon Skinner, 20, and 24-year-old partner Anthony Hunt’s story caused media storm earlier this year Couple are showing off Amelia to the world for the first time May take years before doctors can say if abortion drugs Shannon was given to end pregnancy …

The education, says elder Porphyrios, lasts throughout life (lifelong education) and starts from fetal life, and constantly evolving. The most important educations and upbringing is the one held by the family. According to elder Porphyrios, the family is the first physical means of upbringing and educating people. In the first 5 years of human life the family with all functions …

A few decades ago, a distant relative here in Melbourne committed suicide. At the time, he was afflicted by a debilitating mental illness that altered his perception of reality. His death was confronting and infinitely traumatising for all of those who knew him and loved him. At his funeral, the priest did his utmost to console his heartbroken family. He …