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News and events from across the country.

Alberta doctors fear for rights

November 2, 2019

EDMONTON -- Many Catholic doctors in Alberta are worried that they will soon be forced to provide referrals for assisted suicide, says the head of the provincial St. Luke’s Physicians’ Guild.

Mint pays tribute to Riel with coin

November 2, 2019

The Royal Canadian Mint is honouring the contributions of Louis Riel and the Métis Nation to Canadian history with a silver special edition proof dollar.

The archbishop without a home

November 2, 2019

A fresh outbreak of violence across Iraq is preventing the Chaldean Archbishop of Iraq from visiting Canada.

Bishop Dorylas Moreau led Quebec diocese

November 1, 2019

Bishop Dorylas Moreau, who led the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec for 17 years, died Oct. 22 at the age of 72.

Election results don’t stop fight over Bill 21

November 1, 2019

OTTAWA -- A second court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law has been launched while a key court date approaches in another court fight against the province’s Bill 21.

Revisions recommended in board’s code language

October 31, 2019

A heated gender debate at the Toronto Catholic District School Board took a new twist Oct. 30 when a committee recommended revising the board’s code of conduct to replace government classifications of discrimination with wording compatible with Church teaching.

Do your ‘fair share,’ government told

October 31, 2019

Churches and volunteer associations who sponsor refugees are calling on the federal government to shoulder a fairer share of the burden.

Protesting priest earns award for advocacy

October 31, 2019

The Catholic Civil Rights League is honouring an 84-year-old priest who for three decades has been a visible presence in the nation’s capital for his opposition to abortion.

Priestly ordination should be decided by entire Church, says bishop

October 30, 2019

Any decision on married priests should begin with a global synod of bishops, rather than a regional assembly like the synod on the Amazon, said the past president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

‘Little miracles’ live on

October 27, 2019

VANCOUVER -- Eldrizah Empuerto was shocked and trembling when she found out she was pregnant in the fall of 2001.