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Governor General recognizes teacher for bringing history to life
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register“Teaching at an all-girls’ school, I want to emphasize women’s history, from a women’s point of view,” Vautour, 32, told The Register.
“It’s not just an add-on or an extra page in a textbook.”
Equity policy won't trample Catholic rights
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic RegisterGary Wheeler said in an e-mail that the province’s new equity policy, which has sparked concern from Ontario bishops and Catholic educators, has “flexibility” that will permit Catholic boards to operate “within the context of denominational rights of Roman Catholics.”
Catholic student UN delegates hear they must work for justice
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic RegisterAnd the United Nations, a forum of diverse nations, beliefs and ideas, is precisely the place where Catholics should be making their voices heard on behalf of the marginalized, she said.
Catholic education celebrates the Spirit
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic RegisterThe theme for this year’s week, May 1-6, borrows from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans: “All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.”
Haitians endure long road to reconstruction
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
U.S. and Canadian students rally behind Carleton pro-life group
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA (CCN)—National pro-life student associations in the United States and Canada have thrown their support behind Carleton Lifeline, a pro-life group facing discrimination on the Carleton University campus in Ottawa.
Carleton University’s pro-life club was told earlier this week that it must become pro-choice if it wants to receive student union funding and recognition on campus (read full story).
Students for Life of America (SFLA) and National Campus Life Network (NCLN) launched StandWithCarleton.com as a sign of solidarity with the Lifeline, which has been decertified by the Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA). That means the pro-life club has lost access to funds from compulsory student dues as well as the recognition that allows them to use public spaces on campus for meetings and publicity.
Carleton pro-life group told to become pro-choice to receive funding
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsThe Carleton Student Union Association (CUSA) revoked the club status of Carleton LifeLine and said it must change a clause in its constitution which violates CUSA's anti-discrimination policy supporting “a woman’s right to choose” in order to be recertified.
Restorative justice leads inmates down new path
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs he sat in jail month after month trying to make sense of his life, Bruce Rowe one day knew he wasn’t quite so interested in freedom.
“I realized when I was inside all of that didn’t matter if I didn’t become a better person,” said Rowe.
Prison does nothing for jailed, victims
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterHe’s a big guy in a leather vest with a long grey ponytail and a silver cross hanging by a silver chain around his neck. In a Toronto halfway house now, he will remain under the supervision of the prison system for years to come.
American basilica's beauty ranks with European cathedrals
By Lorraine Williams, Catholic Register SpecialLocated in the city’s core, its striking copper-covered dome, which is the focus of attention when first viewing the basilica, and exquisite interior give it a place of honour among American houses of worship.
Moustaches for Movember at St. Mike's College School
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterDowell, a Grade 12 student at St. Michael’s College School in Toronto, is taking part in the school’s inaugural Movember campaign — a global initiative where men grow moustaches and raise money to increase awareness and funds for prostate cancer.
“Prostate cancer will probably affect at least someone we know in our lives and, being men, it’s something that we should have a basic knowledge about and support it in every way we can,” said Dowell.