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Church mustn't forget its complicity in slave trade
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterProvince to blame for education chaos, trustees complain
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRich-poor gap widens
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterChurch goods retailers wary of items manufactured in China
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
The church in Canada helps fund the Maquiladora Solidarity Network and KAIROS, organizations that have demanded that major clothing retailers and manufacturers disclose their supply chains so anyone can find out whether a shirt or a pair of athletic shoes was made in a sweatshop. The church has spoken out against abusive working conditions since Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891.
School boards on different paths
By Catholic Register StaffNew source for stem cells would sidestep moral issues for Catholics
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsChurch needs to show its caring side
By Catholic Register Staff
More budget woes forecast for school boards
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterUnion officials take over at College of Teachers'
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
The Human Person, the Heart of Peace
By Pope Benedict IIEditor's note: The following is excerpted from the message of Pope Benedict XVI issued for the World Day of Peace, Jan. 1. The statement is called The Human Person, the Heart of Peace.
1. At the beginning of the new year, I wish to extend prayerful good wishes for peace to governments, leaders of nations and all men and women of good will. In a special way, I invoke peace upon all those experiencing pain and suffering, those living under the threat of violence and armed aggression, and those who await their human and social emancipation, having had their dignity trampled upon. I invoke peace upon children, who by their innocence enrich humanity with goodness and hope, and by their sufferings compel us all to work for justice and peace. Out of concern for children, especially those whose future is compromised by exploitation and the malice of unscrupulous adults, I wish on this World Day of Peace to encourage everyone to reflect on the theme: The Human Person, the Heart of Peace. . . .