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Members of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress are demanding that the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights more fully recognize abuses suffered by Ukrainians in Canada and in the former Soviet Union.

CCC urges Harper to "respond robustly" to Mideast crises

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OTTAWA - Canada's Catholic bishops have joined with leaders from the 23 other members of the Canadian Council of Churches in writing the Prime Minister to express concerns about the "humanitarian tragedy" in Syria and other Mideast issues.

Catholic Charities celebrates 100 years of caring, sharing

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TORONTO - Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto officially turned 100 at a May 16 banquet that was a celebration of a century of helping the needy through its many agencies and volunteers.

Protesters take opposition to euthanasia to Quebec legislature

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QUEBEC CITY - More than 400 people, including Archbishops Gérald Lacroix of Quebec City and Christian Lépine of Montreal, marched peacefully to the Quebec National Assembly on May 18 to oppose government plans to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Novena pays homage to the ‘left behind’ side of the Trinity

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TORONTO - Our Lady of Good Counsel parishioners came together over nine days of prayer to pay homage to the sometimes forgotten side of the Holy Trinity.

Gendercide horror driven home

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OTTAWA - Participants in this year’s National March for Life May 9 came away equipped with a new awareness of the horrors of female gendercide.

Pro-lifer finds ‘healing in the revealing’

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TORONTO - For Debbie Fisher the only way to overcome the trauma caused by having an abortion is to break the silence and speak out against the life-ending medical procedure.

D&P funds for Myanmar on hold

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The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (D&P) is not ready yet to commit $50,000 to help internal refugees in Myanmar.

MP Warawa gets his say in House of Commons

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OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa defied Tory party efforts to muzzle him and spoke on the gendercide of baby girls May 9 in the House of Commons.

Atlantic bishops back EI fight

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The bishops of Atlantic Canada have declared themselves on the side of fishermen, loggers and other seasonal workers in their fight against new Employment Insurance regulations.

The social justice of adoption combats the injustice of abortion

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OTTAWA - One of the most powerful forms of social justice is adoption because it unleashes purpose, love and mercy, says Ryan Bomberger, co-founder of the Radiance Foundation.