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Breaking the unwritten rule, Quebec municipal candidates talk faith

October 20, 2017

MONTREAL – A few years ago, lawyer Dominique Boisvert left Montreal looking for a quieter place. He moved to Scotstown, population just over 500. For this father of the voluntary simplicity movement in Quebec, the time had come to slow down the pace and lighten commitments.

Controversial Canadian theologian Gregory Baum dead at 94

October 19, 2017

One of Canada’s most influential and controversial theologians, among the few remaining living links to the Second Vatican Council, has died.

#Synod2018: Youth seek pastoral presence from Church

October 18, 2017

Canadian bishops heard it loud and clear. Young people are looking for accompaniment as the Canadian Catholic Church prepares for the 2018 Synod on Young People.

Christian lawyers threatened by new law society requirement

October 17, 2017

OTTAWA – The Ontario law society has gone too far by compelling lawyers to submit a “politically correct” statement of principles that may “override core Christian beliefs,” said the president of the Catholic Civil Rights League.

Euthanasia misses the message

October 16, 2017

Medicine in Canada has been undermined by the most permissive assisted dying laws in the world, physician and medical ethicist Sr. Nuala Kenny told about 150 Catholics gathered at the University of Toronto’s Regis College on Oct. 4.

Physicians offer support to pro-life undergrads

October 16, 2017

For the first time in nearly 20 years of pro-life medical conferences, Canadian Physicians for Life will offer a pre-conference event for students thinking about applying to medical schools.

After partygoers create mayhem, students step up to repair garden

October 16, 2017

Students in London, Ont., learned a valuable lesson about loving your neighbour. After an unsanctioned homecoming street party destroyed the garden of a beloved neighbour, students from Western University, King’s University College and Brescia College came to the rescue.

Vatican: Canada did not seek extradition for diplomat with porn charges

October 13, 2017

VATICAN – Canadian authorities did not request the extradition of a Vatican diplomat who has been charged by police in Canada of accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography, a Vatican spokesman said.

Bubble zone legislation is 'simply wrong'

October 13, 2017

Bubble zone legislation proposed to keep protesters away from abortion clinics in Ontario is “an unjust denial of freedom of expression and Charter rights,” according to Ontario Civil Liberties Association executive director Joe Hickey.

Province targets pro-life seniors

October 12, 2017

The Ontario government is trying to reimpose a lapsed, 23-year-old temporary injunction against 16 aging pro-life protesters.