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Committee: public health strategy needed to combat violent pornography

April 18, 2017

OTTAWA – A public health strategy is necessary to combat violent online pornography, a House of Commons Health Committee was told.

Man arrested in wake of Toronto church fire on Easter Sunday

April 18, 2017

A man has been arrested after a fire was set at a Toronto Roman Catholic church on Easter Sunday morning.

Canada's Catholic bishops warn against marijuana legalization

April 18, 2017

OTTAWA – Legalizing marijuana shows a “disregard” for public health and safety, Canada’s Catholic bishops charge.

Countdown has begun on youth synod preparations

April 17, 2017

The Vatican’s launch date for a website on the 2018 Synod of Bishops has come and gone, but the web site remains offline.

Saskatoon couple works to improve marriages, which need 'regular tuneups'

April 17, 2017

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Phil and Mary Wrubleski are eager to bring practical marriage enrichment opportunities to couples in the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Windsor's Our Lady of Assumption parish celebrating 250 years of service

April 16, 2017

WINDSOR, Ont. – The struggles of old age have taken a toll on Our Lady of Assumption parish, but that isn’t going to stop the celebration of its 250th birthday this year.

Montreal seminary given official heritage status

April 15, 2017

MONTREAL – The Grand Séminaire de Montréal’s storied past is helping to preserve its future.

Canada’s religious tolerance is on the rise, according to Angus Reid survey

April 14, 2017

Canadians are still leery of Islam and mostly weirded out by the veils and headscarves worn by a minority of Muslim women, but our general tolerance for religious diversity is actually on the rise, according to a survey released April 4 by the Angus Reid Institute.

Canada needs ‘backbone’ in nuclear disarmament, says former ambassador

April 13, 2017

As tensions rise between world powers over events in Syria and Korea, Canada needs to show some “backbone” when it comes to nuclear weapons disarmament, says former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament Doug Roche.

Conscience rights protection amendments voted down

April 12, 2017

The majority Liberal government at Queen’s Park has crushed an opposition attempt to incorporate conscience protections for doctors in its legislation on assisted suicide.