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.
Nigeria’s religious persecution caught Church by surprise
OTTAWA - Church burnings, attacks on worshippers and suicide bombings in Nigeria are a recent phenomenon that threatens the longstanding harmony between Muslims and Christians, warned Nigeria’s new cardinal.
MPs want investigation into possible homicide of babies born after botched abortions
OTTAWA - Three MPs have created a firestorm by asking the RCMP to investigate as possible homicides the deaths of late-term babies born alive as a result of botched abortions.
Anglican bishop ordained a priest
OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has ordained Carl Reid, a former Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) bishop, to the priesthood.
Ratepayers protest erosion of Catholic identity in schools
Ottawa parents stunned by ‘scandals’ in Catholic schools
First round goes to Gravel in LifeSite lawsuit
OTTAWA - Fr. Raymond Gravel has won a significant interim victory in his libel lawsuit against LifeSiteNews.com, Quebec Campagne-vie (QCV) and several journalists.
Abortion not on table, Conservatives say
OTTAWA - The Conservative government re-affirmed its intention not to re-open the abortion debate as the House of Commons resumed sitting Jan. 28 after a six-week break.
‘A day of shame’ — Morgentaler decision 25 years on
For a quarter century Canada has had no law against abortion, but the quest for change continues
Canadian bishops denounce anti-Semitic talk by SSPX leader
OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops have denounced recent statements made in Canada by the Society of St. Pius X superior that “the Jews” are the “enemies of the Church.”
Aboriginal Caucus chair finds vocation in law-making
Former RCMP officer now tries his hand at law enforcement at the legislative level
First Nations’ MP seeks to amend Indian Act
While Idle No More protests and blockades continue sporadically across Canada, the Conservatives’ Aboriginal Caucus chair is busy tackling the outdated Indian Act.