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Christmas in the small town of Gandino, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, was a wondrous time for Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi.

April 2 to be Pope John Paul II Day in Canada

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OTTAWA - The bill to establish Pope John Paul II Day passed the Senate Dec. 16 and has received royal assent.

Doctors need to encourage patients’ end-of-life planning

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Doctors may be men and women of action, but before a patient dies they should be open and available for lots of talk, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is advising its members.

Catholics doctors who reject abortion told to get out of family medicine

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Catholic doctors who won’t perform abortions or provide abortion referrals should leave family medicine, says an official of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Food banks only put dent in poverty alleviation

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TORONTO - The long hours thousands upon thousands of volunteers spend repacking food and stocking shelves in their parish food banks aren’t solving the problem of hunger, claims a union-and-Church-backed campaign demanding governments raise social assistance and minimum wage rates.

Ontario physicians college draft policy would trample conscience rights

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OTTAWA - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario's draft human rights policy would trample religious freedom and freedom of conscience, say groups defending those rights.

London Diocese co-opts Pope Francis to spread its prayerful message

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The London Diocese is taking advantage of the overwhelming popularity of Pope Francis to spread a prayerful message.

Ploughshares will remain voice for peace

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Project Ploughshares will not surrender.

Despite the loss of significant government contracts and grants, the 38-year-old organization is launching a new strategic plan, searching for a new executive director and settling into a new home in Waterloo, Ont.

N.B. pro-lifers demand vote on abortion

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Members of Right to Life New Brunswick are demanding a vote in the provincial legislature on the Liberal government’s plans to make it easier to procure an abortion in the province.

Senators introduce assisted suicide bill to fast-track debate

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OTTAWA - Two senators introduced a euthanasia and assisted suicide bill was introduced in the Senate Dec. 2 which may ensure debate on this controversial matter reaches the House of Commons before next year’s federal election.

Ottawa priest faces sex charges involving minor

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An Ottawa priest has been charged with two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor under 16.