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Office for Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto director Martin Mark

New refugee rules will tear families apart

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On the eve of the annual June 20 World Refugee Day, Citizenship and Immigration Canada quietly announced changes to immigration rules that refugee sponsors say will tear apart refugee families who hope to restart their lives in Canada.

Euthanasia bill leaves doctors ‘between a rock and a hard place’

Euthanasia bill leaves doctors ‘between a rock and a hard place’

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OTTAWA - Quebec physicians face moral and legal quandaries as their province prepares to implement its new euthanasia law contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. 

The federal government has approved the Northern Gateway pipeline, with strict conditions, but it’s a debate that won’t be going away any time soon.

Pipeline debate just heating up

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OTTAWA - When the Conservative government approved the Northern Gateway pipeline June 17, it launched a debate likely to figure prominently in the 2015 election. 

As the new shepherd of Peterborough Bishop William McGrattan is dedicated to being with the people.

Bishop McGrattan takes reins in Peterborough

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PETERBOROUGH, ONT. - The people of Peterborough now have a proud new shepherd to lead their flock. 

Phil Horgan

Complex issue is surely headed to the courts

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The legal battle over Quebec’s new “end-of-life care” law isn’t going to be a slam dunk for either side given the complexity of issues the courts will have to consider, says Catholic Civil Rights League president Phil Horgan.

Nurse Ophelia Brown, palliative patient Barbara Rule and Dr. Richard Brodie at Toronto’s Providence Healthcare.

Canadians want better palliative care

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Pressure is building on the federal government to get busy on a national palliative care strategy.

Katherine Church, Danielle Breffitt and Sarah Du Broy are members of Catholic Perspectives from the Ottawa archdiocese.

Youth prepare to defend faith in public square

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OTTAWA - Three young Catholic women from Ottawa are among a group of young people 35 and under who are preparing to defend the faith, the Church and the Pope in the public square. 

Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olsted, centre, is seen with Frs. Kenneth Walker, left, and Joseph Terra, right, in a recent photo. On June 11 the priests were victims of a violent attack. Fr. Walker died of a gunshot wound while Terra is recovering from serious injuries.

Phoenix priest’s murder felt in Barry’s Bay

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The death of Fr. Kenneth Walker at the hands of unknown gunmen has left the Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy community shocked.

Toronto's Auxiliary Bishop William McGrattan (centre), who becomes bishop of Peterborough on June 23, celebrated his own farewell Mass at St. Paul's Basilica on June 20.

With a heart for the people McGrattan goes to Peterborough

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TORONTO – The Archdiocese of Toronto wished Auxiliary Bishop William McGrattan a formal farewell with a mid-afternoon Mass, Friday, June 20 at St. Paul's Basilica.

Angus church, parishioners unscathed by tornado

Angus church, parishioners unscathed by tornado

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Parishioners of Our Lady of Grace parish have been spared from the brunt of active weather that swept through Angus, Ont., on June 17. 

Mary Wagner, right, speaks with supporters outside a Toronto courtroom June 12 after being released from custody for her pro-life activism.

Pro-life activist freed, but takes next step in challenging abortion

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TORONTO - A pro-life activist launching a constitutional challenge regarding the current definition of a human being in Canadian law was released from custody as her trial came to an end on June 12, almost two years after she was arrested at a Toronto abortion site. 

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