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Pungente’s Project shed a fresh light on media literacy

May 26, 2018

Forty years of intelligent conversation about what we see, hear and read in modern media took a breather this month as the Jesuits in English Canada wrapped up their storied Jesuit Communication Project.

ShareLife parish campaign brings out the best in students

May 25, 2018

About 20 students at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School stayed after school every day last week — and it had nothing to do with being punished.

CNEWA launches year-long campaign for Christians in the Middle East

May 24, 2018

Under the banner “Christians Can’t Survive Without You,” the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada has launched a year-long fundraising campaign to help Christians remain in the Middle East.

Morality is a must in politics, MP says

May 24, 2018

REGINA – Contrary to the cynical view of politics, morality definitely plays an important role in governing Canada, says MP Brad Trost.

Voices of faith struggle to be heard in a cynical political world

May 24, 2018

Voting is easy. Walk into a booth, tick off some names — what’s complicated about that? Nothing, except that each name ticked represents a choice and a direction for our common future.

B.C. group joins summer jobs attestation lawsuit

May 24, 2018

OTTAWA – The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is intervening in a potentially precedent-setting lawsuit involving the pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation.

Political tension around papal apology hurts present reconciliation efforts, bishop says

May 22, 2018

OTTAWA – Those on the front lines of reconciliation are hopeful Pope Francis will say what needs to be said at the right time, in spite of the “pressure” that has been put on a papal apology on Canadian soil.

Faith finding its place in pipeline debate

May 22, 2018

As Indigenous people on the west coast launch another court challenge to the pipeline that would deliver Alberta’s bitumen to markets in Asia, religious orders and ecumenical organizations are adding their voice to an increasingly heated debate by signing onto an open letter calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reverse his approval for the expanded Trans-Mountain pipeline.

Marriage faces uphill climb, survey finds

May 20, 2018

OTTAWA – More than half of Canadians think marriage is unimportant, according to a new Angus Reid poll. That stark statistic has defenders of traditional marriage a little troubled.

Appeal being launched over conscience rights decision on assisted suicide

May 18, 2018

The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada has received permission to appeal a Jan. 31 Ontario Divisional Court decision that would force objecting doctors to refer for assisted suicide.