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Catholic Cemeteries set to open onsite funeral home

June 28, 2014

TORONTO - Come September the first Catholic funeral home in the Archdiocese of Toronto will open its doors at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Teachers objecting to OECTA Pride participation feel their voice is unheard

June 27, 2014

TORONTO - Some Ontario Catholic teachers who think the World Pride Parade is no place for their union to have representation have expressed their thoughts but feel their voice has gone unheard.

Syrian refugee flow to Canada at a trickle

June 26, 2014

Despite committing Canada’s churches and volunteers, unasked, to welcoming 1,100 Syrian refugees before the end of this year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has so far received just 145 applications to sponsor Syrian refugees. None of them have reached Canadian soil.

New refugee rules will tear families apart

June 26, 2014

On the eve of the annual June 20 World Refugee Day, Citizenship and Immigration Canada quietly announced changes to immigration rules that refugee sponsors say will tear apart refugee families who hope to restart their lives in Canada.

Euthanasia bill leaves doctors ‘between a rock and a hard place’

June 26, 2014

OTTAWA - Quebec physicians face moral and legal quandaries as their province prepares to implement its new euthanasia law contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

Pipeline debate just heating up

June 25, 2014

OTTAWA - When the Conservative government approved the Northern Gateway pipeline June 17, it launched a debate likely to figure prominently in the 2015 election.

Bishop McGrattan takes reins in Peterborough

June 24, 2014

PETERBOROUGH, ONT. - The people of Peterborough now have a proud new shepherd to lead their flock.

Complex issue is surely headed to the courts

June 22, 2014

The legal battle over Quebec’s new “end-of-life care” law isn’t going to be a slam dunk for either side given the complexity of issues the courts will have to consider, says Catholic Civil Rights League president Phil Horgan.

Canadians want better palliative care

June 22, 2014

Pressure is building on the federal government to get busy on a national palliative care strategy.

Youth prepare to defend faith in public square

June 20, 2014

OTTAWA - Three young Catholic women from Ottawa are among a group of young people 35 and under who are preparing to defend the faith, the Church and the Pope in the public square.