Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News

Deborah Waters Gyapong has been a journalist and novelist for more than 20 years. She has worked in print, radio and television, including 12 years as a producer for CBC TV's news and current affairs programming. She currently covers religion and politics primarily for Catholic and Evangelical newspapers.

March 9, 2018

Multi-faith housing vision becomes reality

OTTAWA – Suzanne Le earned two degrees during her years in university — a bachelor’s in comparative religion and a master’s in conflict studies.

Published in Canada

March 6, 2018

Canada's gender-based budget falls short, Christian think tanks say

OTTAWA – The Liberal government, which tabled Canada’s first gender-based budget Feb. 27, received mixed reviews from think tanks devoted to Christian social teaching.

Published in Canada

March 6, 2018

Ontario pro-life campus groups consider appeal

OTTAWA – Two student pro-life clubs and a men’s issues association are considering whether to appeal a Feb. 26 court decision that upheld the right of student unions to deny organizations official club status on campus.
 

Published in Canada

March 3, 2018

Canada Summer Jobs controversy could affect charitable status, warns Raitt

OTTAWA – The Canada Summer Jobs attestation controversy has put the charitable status of many organizations at risk, a former Conservative cabinet minister warns.

Published in Canada

March 1, 2018

Dioceses not backing down from Summer Jobs policy dispute

OTTAWA – Neither the government nor parishes and charities are backing down from their positions on the new Canada Summer Jobs policy, which has left many organizations scrambling to find alternative funding.

Published in Canada

February 26, 2018

Pope names Ottawa priest Apostolic Nuncio

OTTAWA – Msgr. Jose Bettencourt, an Ottawa priest who has served as Head of Protocol in the Vatican since 2012, has been named an Apostolic Nuncio and appointed as nuncio to Armenia.

Published in Canada

February 20, 2018

Saskatchewan churches urged to guide reconciliation in wake of Boushie case

OTTAWA – In the wake of the Colten Boushie case, churches can facilitate reconciliation by reaching out to both of the families and communities, says a Catholic Indigenous leader.

Published in Canada

February 20, 2018

All options on table in fight over summer jobs funding policy

OTTAWA – Legal action is not off the table for charities and groups that have asked the government for accommodation of their Charter rights in the Canada Summer Jobs controversy.

Published in Canada

February 13, 2018

Conservatives seek to brand themselves as the party of freedom

OTTAWA – As the Liberal government refuses to budge on requiring a pro-abortion attestation for Canada Summer Jobs funding, the Conservative Party is positioning itself as the party of freedom.

Published in Canada

February 12, 2018

Ottawa abortion protester arrested under ‘bubble zone’ law

OTTAWA – One of the most well known abortion protesters in the nation’s capital is the first to be charged for violating Ontario’s new bubble zone law.

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