OTTAWA - After winning the Liberal Leadership with 80 per cent of the vote, Justin Trudeau may be able to woo some disaffected Catholics back to the Liberal fold say observers.

Trudeau a stumbling block to pro-life cause

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Pro-life activists are branding Justin Trudeau as a pro-abortion, anti-family Catholic politician committed to maintaining a legal vacuum around abortion.

Teachers must do their part to preserve Catholic education

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT - Teachers need to know that beyond their value of passing along Catholic teachings, they have a key responsibility in ensuring the very survival of the Catholic education system, says an American educator.

Warawa now fighting for MPs’ rights

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OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa has added a new cause to his campaign against female gendercide — the right of Members of Parliament to represent their constituents.

Catholic Church has staying power

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OTTAWA - Despite demographic changes, increased secularization and the rise of women in the work force, religion is here to stay, says Reginald Bibby.

Pro-lifers take aim at Tories

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OTTAWA - Many social conservatives, especially the new leaders in the pro-life movement, are openly considering punishing the Conservatives for quashing MP Mark Warawa’s Motion-408 that would have condemned gendercide.

Bishops issue call to action on environment

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OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops are calling on the laity to reflect, discuss and act on the Church’s environmental teachings.

Focus Ontario budget on poor

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TORONTO - The religious leaders who run food banks, shelters and community services want this spring’s Ontario budget to boost incomes for minimum-wage employees and people on Ontario Works.

D&P seeks CIDA move details

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There’s nothing wrong with dissolving the Canadian International Development Agency to make it part of a new Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, says the Catholic bishops’ development agency. But there’s a host of devils in the details.

Let the bells ring

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OTTAWA - When they ring out for the first time in two years on Easter weekend, the bells of St. Anne Church will be celebrating both the Resurrection and an important milestone in the history of the 140-year-old church.

Pope resonates with Canadians

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Pope Francis had a message for Canadians at his inaugural Mass — a message of peace, simplicity, reconciliation and hope — according to several members of the official Canadian delegation in Rome on the Feast of St. Joseph to witness the beginning of a new papacy.