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Ontario conscience rights case goes to court

June 13, 2017

TORONTO – In historic Osgoode Hall, 17 lawyers along with eight banker boxes of documents were arrayed three benches deep in front of Justice Herman J. Wilton-Siegel, Justice Richard A. Lococo and Justice Wendy W. Matheson before lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos made his opening arguments on behalf of the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada and in favour of the Charter right of doctors to practice medicine according to their conscience.

Two Canadians appointed to Pontifical Academy for Life

June 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Two Canadians are among the group appointed by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Life on June 13.

Ontario judge opens access to abortion statistics

June 12, 2017

OTTAWA – An Ontario Superior Court judge has struck down a section of an Ontario law censoring the release of abortion statistics.

Faith is Lt. Col. Joseph Nonato's best companion

June 10, 2017

While some soldiers question their faith when confronted by the horrors of war, Lt. Col. Joseph Nonato found that military service affirmed him as a Catholic.

Economist John Dillion was dedicated to social justice movement

June 9, 2017

Cancer has taken one of the Church’s constant, quiet, faithful and fervent servants. Canadian economist John Dillon, who worked 44 years in ecumenical social justice movements, died unexpectedly June 5. He was 68 years old.

One year later: The reality of legalized medically assisted death

June 9, 2017

In the year since state-sanctioned, medicalized suicide became legal on June 17, 2016, doctors have deliberately caused the death of their patients at a rate of about three a day.

Canadian bishops join forces with other faith groups for famine relief

June 8, 2017

Canada’s Catholic bishops have pulled together a coalition of Christians, Muslims, Jews and others to try to keep people from starving to death in four terrorism-and-war-torn nations – South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen.

Canadian bishops remain mum on invitation for papal apology

June 8, 2017

OTTAWA – Canada’s bishops are being tight-lipped regarding a possible papal visit in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request that Pope Francis apologize in Canada for the Church’s role in the residential school scandal.

Pope Francis’ pain over TRC was ‘etched on his face,’ says Archbishop Smith

June 8, 2017

EDMONTON – Archbishop Richard Smith doesn’t know if Pope Francis is coming to Canada but he is convinced the Pope has been deeply affected by the testimonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Canadian cities’ faith communities cast a profitable ‘halo’

June 7, 2017

OTTAWA – Faith communities are not just good for the soul of a city — they also help its bottom line.