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Moira McQueen

Bioethicist refuses to be pawn on assisted-suicide panel

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OTTAWA - Catholic bioethicist Moira McQueen has refused an invitation to sit on a provincial/territorial panel developing guidelines for physician-assisted death because she feared being used to show that all sides of the issue were consulted.

Archdiocese of Toronto looking to sponsor 100 Syrian refugee families

Archdiocese of Toronto looking to sponsor 100 Syrian refugee families

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TORONTO - One hundred more families, three-million more dollars and an infinite well of compassion will be the Archdiocese of Toronto’s response to photos of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s tiny, lifeless body lying on a Turkish beach.

Migrants from Syria walk along a road in the village of Miratovac, Serbia, Aug. 24. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops addressed the plight of refugees in the 20-page document “A Church Seeking Justice: The Challenge of Pope Francis to the Church in Canada.”

Canadian bishops' social justice document raises plight of refugees

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OTTAWA - As the world reacted with horror Sept. 3 to the picture of a drowned little migrant boy, Canada’s bishops published a social justice document pleading for generosity.

Bishops at the upcoming Synod on the Family need to find a way to welcome remarried and divorced Catholics back into the communion line, argues a prominent Canadian canon lawyer.

‘Forgive’ divorce, canon lawyer urges

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Bishops who attend the Synod on the Family in Rome next month should find a way for divorced and remarried Catholics to be forgiven and allowed back into the communion line, urges one of the most senior and respected canon lawyers in Canada.

Peterborough Bishop William McGrattan, right, credits his predecessor, Bishop-emeritus Nicola De Angelis, with getting the diocese’s debt under control. The $14-million debt will be eliminated in the spring.

Peterborough tackles its crippling debt

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After 12 years of belt tightening, the Diocese of Peterborough is poised to pay off a near-crippling $14-million debt.

The Cebu Clergy Performing Artists are, from left, Fr. Jun Gutierrez, Fr. Kipling Agravante, Fr. Zachary Zacarias and Fr. Rudy Ibale, MSC. They are performing at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in Surrey, B.C., Aug. 14.

Filipino priests have the music in them

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SURREY, B.C. - Four priests in the Philippines are proving that bright lights, fresh outfits and upbeat tunes aren’t just for boy bands.

The Parliament Building in Quebec City

Quebec bill looks to expand powers of its human rights commission

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OTTAWA - A Quebec bill that would give the province’s human rights commission expanded powers will only “amplify” these powers at a time when many are calling for a curbing of these commissions, critics say.

Smoke billows from the American Electric Power’s coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plan in New Haven, W.Va. Development and Peace has launched its fall campaign to combat climate change.

D&P fall campaign tackles the spiritual and political sides of climate change

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On the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation on Sept. 1, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace launched its fall campaign demanding action on climate change.

Kristina Torres

Caregivers’ situation worsens under new rules

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TORONTO - Changes to Canada’s Live-in Caregiver’s Program (LCP) promised to improve the immigration path have actually made things worse, says Kristina Torres.

With Quebec’s euthanasia law, Bill 52, coming into effect Dec. 10, the province is preparing for the legalization of assisted suicide by creating “death kits” for its doctors.

‘Death kits’ prepared for Quebec doctors

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OTTAWA - When news leaked Sept. 1 that the Quebec government is preparing “euthanasia kits” for doctors, it came as no surprise to the head of a physicians’ group that opposes euthanasia.

Catholic school teachers, trustees and the government in Ontario reached a tentative contract agreement before the start of school. Ann Hawkins, president of Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), said this agreement will protect the quality of education in schools.

OECTA reaches tentative deal with province, avoiding conflict to begin school year

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TORONTO - Catholic school teachers, trustees and the provincial government have come to a tentative contract agreement just days before the start of the new school year.

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