One of Canada’s leading supporters of Medical Assistance in Dying is in favour of an anti-MAiD campaign launched by the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada and backed by Ontario’s bishops.
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By Catholic News ServicePope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Andriy Rabiy of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia as auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Portugal trip hypes World Youth Day 2023
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Treating Alzheimer’s as a matter of degree
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterGetting a university degree at age 84 is a bit unusual. Preparing to start a Master’s program at 85 is a rarity. Doing all this while diagnosed with Alzheimer’s is stunning.
Classes to resume Tuesday
By Catholic Register StaffAs the Government of Ontario and striking support workers agreed to head back to the bargaining table, school boards across Ontario will begin welcoming students back to class Tuesday morning.
Ukraine will be close to hearts this Remembrance Day
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs Canadians from coast-to-coast prepare to commemorate the unflinching heroism and sacrifices made by the country’s military veterans on Remembrance Day, there remains an acute focus towards the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Life-long lessons lessened Milway’s load
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterReflecting upon his life’s work has brought Jim Milway to the conclusion his whole business career set the stage for him to succeed as the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Chancellor of Temporal Affairs.
And on the eighth day, God created ... Sport?
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMatt Hoven’s book, On the Eighth Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport, was co-written with two PhD colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet foundational elements of this literary work were unofficially laid during the academic’s childhood.
St. Mary’s in Calgary joins Universities Canada
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MAiD gone wrong: lack of access to supports cited in deaths
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet’s “MAiD Despite Questionable Eligibility” database does not yet include Sathya Dhara Kovac, a 44-year-old Winnipeg woman who revealed in her self-penned obituary that she used the MAiD system to end her life — not to hasten an imminent death or avoid intolerable suffering, but because she couldn’t get enough home care.
Archdiocese of Toronto anti-MAiD campaign aims to foster culture of life
By Catholic Register StaffThe Archdiocese of Toronto is throwing its support behind a new campaign that is encouraging all levels of government to provide better access to quality care and resources for people to steer them away from an expanded medical assistance in dying (MAiD) regime.