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St. Michael's Hospital on board with safe injection site
TORONTO - St. Michael’s Hospital doesn’t want people to inject street drugs. But Toronto’s largest Catholic hospital believes some addicts should have access to a community-based safe injection site.
Double canonization united by Vatican II
Two generations of Canadians will be united in the canonization of the pope who called the Second Vatican Council and the one who interpreted it for 27 years.
The Church’s response to the crisis in Syria
The last three years of sponsoring Iraqi refugees has prepared Catholic parishes and religious communities to deal with the next wave coming from the civil war in Syria, said Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto executive director Martin Mark.
Holy See unhappy with Canadian arms treaty inaction
A Vatican diplomat has signalled serious concerns over Canada’s belated attempt to ratify an arms control treaty it signed five years ago.
The World Bank’s plan to help end ‘absolute poverty’
The World Bank is promising the poor will not always be with us.
The human genome is not property
A decision by the United States Supreme Court to strike down patents on portions of the human genome is a victory for society that reinforces the moral necessity of keeping our common biological heritage in public hands, said Jesuit genetic researcher Fr. Rob Allore.
Humanism displayed at the AGO
If you’re a Christian, humanism is about God because God became human, created humans and cares about humans.
Ursuline sisters fight for worker safety
The Ursuline Sisters of the Diocese of London, Ont. have joined a coalition of Canadian investors to demand that Canadian retailers join international efforts to ensure Bangladeshi garment factories meet basic fire and safety standards.
Canadian-owned mine must be closed, says archbishop
The Archbishop of San Salvador is calling for international support in shutting down a Canadian-owned gold mine just across the border in Guatemala.
Updated 06/18/13: A previous version of this article contained an error. Justus Weiner does not practise law with the U.S. firm White and Case.
It’s not hard to find Christians willing to predict a dire future for Christians in the Middle East. Jewish legal scholar Justus Weiner arrived in Canada to echo that bleak forecast for Palestinian Christians from an Israeli perspective in front of the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights in Ottawa June 4.