The Government of Canada is heeding the unanimous recommendation of a joint parliamentary committee to indefinitely pause access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) from broadening to individuals solely living with a mental illness.
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Just days after Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 apostolic visit to France, scenes of unrest have replaced the atmosphere of unity and peace that marked the papal trip.
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A new study from the Cardus advocates that married life and child-rearing must be more attainable for Canadians by reducing apparent policy barriers and fostering a more visible pro-family cultural discourse in civil society.
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The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research is filling a growing need for conversations with loved ones around MAiD (medical assistance in dying) where statistics and expert arguments are no longer most critical.
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Catholic bishops in Ethiopia are joining Pope Leo XIV's appeal for peace as renewed fighting in Tigray and neighbouring regions raises fears of another humanitarian catastrophe.
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On Oct. 12 from noon to 2:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Ministries — a dual-provider of emergency shelter and daily community meals — will once again serve its full sit-down turkey meal with all the trimmings at the centre at 412 Queen St. E. in downtown Toronto.
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'Little poor man' of Assisi has left a legacy that has endured eight centuries
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St. Francis understood that following Jesus means relinquishing any claim to power, status and wealth. Such vulnerability is the only sure path to peace and nonviolence.
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The Conservative-tabled Bill C-255 to increase penalties for mischief against religious property did not receive support from Liberal or Bloc Québécois MPs during the first of two scheduled hours of debate, held Oct. 5.
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher said evangelization is accomplished by a Church willing to go out into the world and meet the people where they are, akin to how Jesus encountered His disciples on the road to Emmaus.
The All Saints Orthodox Church congregation in Meadow Lake, Sask., lamenting the fiery destruction of its beloved house of worship on Oct. 1, is receiving compassion and support from the Diocese of Prince Albert.
Alberta’s Catholic bishops are urging Catholics to keep referendum disagreements from becoming occasions to demean one another or question another person’s faith, saying their responsibilities to each other will endure whatever the outcome.
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Theopolis is launching its inaugural Gaudí Lecture at the University of Toronto on Oct. 24, bringing along liturgical artist Jonathan Pageau to help examine the place of the Christian imagination in contemporary art.
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The new Fathom Entertainment docudrama Adore Him hopes to inspire Catholics and seekers of faith to embrace the transcendence of Eucharistic Adoration.
October is the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, yet for many Catholics the annual dedication passes almost unnoticed. A one-time defining practice of the faith, the Rosary now seemingly struggles for attention.
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Every 24 hours, at least 15 Canadians die from a drug overdose.
Pope Leo XIV's journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said.
Each year on Oct. 3, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) mark the globally popular saint’s own journey from life to death, his “Transitus” as it is known in Latin, through special community commemorations.
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When Fr. Dan Gurnick thinks about St. Francis of Assisi, he doesn’t think of birds, flowers or sentimental images of the beloved saint. He begins with Christ.
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