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Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith said October’s Synod of Bishops on the Family was about the positives, the Catholic ideal of marriage and family, rather than what is wrong with the family.

Synod was really about beauty of family

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Family talk in the Church doesn’t start with all that can go wrong.

Belgian Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard

Next in Belgium: euthanasia for kids

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BRUSSELS - As Brussels moves towards extending euthanasia to disabled children and adults with dementia, the president of the Belgian bishops’ conference has joined other faith leaders to warn that proposed legislation risks “destroying the functioning of society.”

Jenna, a 19-year-old mother, is happy for the opportunity Rosalie Hall offers her to work towards a secondary school diploma.

Rosalie Hall aids young mothers on their journey

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TORONTO - Myra found herself in 1993 at the lowest point in her life.

The ‘childfree life’ is a trap of private desires

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A recent cover story in Time magazine titled “The Childfree Life” generated a good deal of controversy and commentary. The photo that graced the cover pretty much sums up the argument: a young, fit couple lounge languidly on a beach and gaze up at the camera with blissful smiles — with no child anywhere in sight.

Singer-songwriter Samuel J. Zettel with one of his four children. The Right to Life Associations of Hanover and Walkerton, Ont., are seeking videos to Zettel’s song “You are Mine.”

Pro-lifers urged to tap into their inner video director

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The Right to Life Associations in Hanover and Walkerton, Ont., are calling on pro-lifers to be music video directors.

Finding strength in a loved one’s time of dying

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My sister was going on a journey and needed me at her side. I told myself I didn’t have the time, the resources or energy to go with her, but she was persistent and loving and had a look in her eyes that pulled me in.

First-time mom Racquel Sevilla and her son Paco. The two took part in the Raising Faith-filled Kids group at Toronto’s Newman Centre.

Where faith meets family

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TORONTO - In Toronto, it’s easy to find classes for first-time parents aimed at raising happy and healthy children.

Melissa Guzik

Counsellors highlight communication in marriage

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EDMONTON - “Marriage is a way to show us how God loves us and how we can love God in return through our spouse.”

Each year, thousands gather on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life to show their opposition to abortion. The march is one of Campaign Life Coalition’s biggest success stories.

Campaigning for life for 35 years

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TORONTO - For 35 years Campaign Life Coalition has fought on the political front of the pro-life movement — and to its dismay the end is nowhere in sight.

FertilityCare helps couples who are having trouble conceiving a child. It offers a natural, affordable and effective alternative to in vitro fertilization.

Treatment gives hope to childless couples

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TORONTO - Jenny Celly had almost given up hope of having a child. After two years of expensive fertility treatments without success, she was skeptical in 2010 when she and her husband Martin Castillo went to FertilityCare Toronto. But three months later Celly was pregnant and today the couple has a 19-month old daughter named Leilah.

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