Religious orders ‘astounded’ by Development and Peace issue
Twenty-two religious orders have signed a letter questioning the wisdom of withholding funds from Development and Peace and expressing dismay over the extended investigation into 52 of the organization’s 180 partners around the world.
Fr. Tony Van Hee pleads not guilty to violating abortion bubble zone
OTTAWA – A lawyer for Fr. Tony Van Hee entered a plea of not guilty on the priest’s behalf Jan. 24 on charges of violating Ontario’s bubble zone law.
Pope Francis' vision raises concern from pro-life advocates
A proposal by Pope Francis to broaden the pro-life agenda to encompass a wider array of life-related issues is not sitting well with some members of Canada’s pro-life movement.
New York Catholics pray for conversion of hearts as city legalizes late-term abortion
Summer Jobs attestation language concerns bishops, despite 'step in right direction'
OTTAWA – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is welcoming the revisions to the Canada Summer Jobs application, but not without reservations.
Peter Stockland: Irish should learn lesson from Canada
As predictably as rain falling in Dublin, Irish pro-abortion stalwarts are already agitating for so-called exclusion zones around health facilities where the life-ending procedure is performed.
Canadian bishops ‘pleased’ with changes to Summer Jobs attestation
OTTAWA – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is welcoming the revisions to the Canada Summer Jobs application.
Ireland’s new abortion law ‘must be resisted’, bishops say
DUBLIN – The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country’s new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has “no moral force” and it “must be resisted” by Catholics.
Fr. Tony Van Hee facing new charges over bubble zone protest
OTTAWA – A charge of intimidation under Ontario’s abortion bubble zone law against an 83-year old Catholic priest has been dropped and replaced with two other charges.
Canada Summer Jobs attestation fight not over yet
OTTAWA – Lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of last year’s pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation remain active despite the government’s removal of the controversial values test.
VANCOUVER – For the better part of a decade, pro-life activist Mary Wagner has spent the holidays behind bars.
Pro-life groups divided on Canada Summer Jobs funding
OTTAWA – Lawyers representing groups suing the Employment Minister over last year’s pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation say pro-life groups should be eligible for funding this year.
Editorial: Canada Summer Jobs policy still lacking
Far too late to save the summer jobs of thousands of students who went unemployed last summer, the government has finally conceded a heavy handed edict to link a public grant with Liberal Party ideology was a dumb idea.