Posts Tagged ‘Sick visiting’

Ozanam House rates remission refusal

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

Palmerston North city councillors have asked staff to “please explain” after the surprise decision to charge Ozanam House full rates. Ozanam House provides accommodation for regional cancer patients staying in the city for radiotherapy treatment at Palmerston North Hospital has previously had $18,000 a year in general rates remitted. Read more

Pope wants more priests on call for care of dying

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Pope Francis would like to see more priests taking turns being on call all night for emergency spiritual care of the sick and dying. He believes the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy is a perfect time for an increase of the number of priests available for this work. As a Jesuit priest, Fr Jorge Mario Read more