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TORONTO - It may sound strange to Catholics who look at Quebec’s Charter of Values and shake their heads over secularism run amok, but in 2010 the world’s Catholic bishops and Pope Benedict XVI came to the conclusion the only hope for beleaguered Christians in the Middle East is secularism — secularism combined with democracy.
Palliative care consultancy centred on patient’s need
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Getting referred to Dr. Irene Ying can be scary for patients. Ying calls herself a palliative care consultant.
Women like what they hear from Pope Francis
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt the Catholic Women’s League there’s plenty of excitement about what Pope Francis has been saying about women.
Canada not on board with investigating legality of drones
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada is rejecting a Vatican call for the United Nations to take a closer look at the ethics and legality of drone warfare, The Catholic Register has learned.
Canadian lawyers launch declaration against euthanasia
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - A group of Canadian lawyers has launched a declaration against euthanasia and assisted suicide that is gathering signatures from across the country.
Pro-life MP confident abortion-related motion could come to a vote
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott says he is confident one of his recently introduced abortion-related motions could come to a vote in the House of Commons.
Countdown to Oblates’ 200th kicks off
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate has begun a three-year preparation for the order’s bi-centennial anniversary.
Freedom in education essential to democracy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Parental rights and freedom of education are essential to democracy at a time when the state is trying to exert even more power over the education of children, said the co-founder of an independent school movement in France.
Misericordia Sisters’ founder named venerable
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterCanadian-born Mother Rosalie Cadron- Jette, whose ministry to assist young women is alive today in Toronto’s Rosalie Hall for unwed mothers, is one step closer to sainthood.
Persecuted minorities must band together to fight all oppression says activist
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Persecuted minorities must band together to fight all oppression, not only their own, One Free World International founder Majed El Shafe told a human rights event in Ottawa Dec. 9.
Ending hunger on a Wave of Prayer
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterA Wave of Prayer, a campaign to end global hunger, will wash over Canada on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day.