Voluntary Assisted Dying

Australia’s Catholic bishops have released a new document to guide priests, chaplains and pastoral workers who are asked to provide pastoral support to Catholics who are considering accessing the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) scheme....

The recent passage of legislation in NSW legalising voluntary assisted dying (VAD), or euthanasia, should be a wake-up call for all Catholics and people of faith to guard against what Pope Francis sees as the gradual erosion of human dignity in our modern world....