Groups applaud bill that would make purchase of sex illegal
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - An array of groups that oppose prostitution are applauding the introduction of Bill C-36 June 4 that criminalizes the purchase of sex, targeting johns as well as pimps and traffickers.
Fight is on as Quebec’s euthanasia bill passes
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Groups opposed to euthanasia vow to fight Quebec’s adoption June 5 of Bill-52 “An act on end-of-life care” that brings euthanasia to the province.
Faith has sustained Filipinos in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - In the six months since Typhoon Haiyan stripped thousands of Filipinos of everything they have, there is one thing that it couldn’t destroy: the people’s hope and faith in God.
Pope Francis’ prayer at security wall a ‘slap in the face,’ says B’nai Brith
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Under the headline “A slap in the face,” B’nai Brith Canada CEO Frank Dimant has used his organization’s newspaper to condemn Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Holy Land.
Abortion raises its head at summit
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - At a breakout session on maternal mortality closed to media at the maternal health summit in Toronto, experts discussed the merits of abortion, according to Dr. Robert Walley, executive director of MaterCare International.
Canadian sister released in Cameroon
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - From Montreal to the Vatican, Cameroon to northern Italy, statements expressing “great joy” accompanied the news that a Canadian sister of Notre-Dame and two Italian missionary priests were released unharmed almost two months after being kidnapped in northern Cameroon.
German priest influenced conversion
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A decade after converting to Catholicism, Stephan Brunck is now a deacon.
Msgr. Foy was pro-life before there was pro-life
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Vincent Foy paced back and forth, tears rolling down his 10-year-old cheeks, and promised God that if the Lord would spare the life of his mother, he would do everything in his power to become a priest.
Canada’s bishops seek release of condemned Sudanese Christian woman
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Canada's Catholic bishops are pressing both the Canadian and Sudanese governments for the release of a Christian woman condemned to death for apostasy from Islam.
Trudeau under fire for not condemning gendercide abortion
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa blasted Liberal leader Justin Trudeau May 27 for failing to condemn the practice of sex-selection or gendercide abortion.
Commitment to maternal care a start, but further challenges remain
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - While progress has been made towards the Millennium Development Goals of improving maternal health and reducing child mortality, challenges remain in order "to reach the most vulnerable and to reach those most excluded," said Rosemary McCarney, co-chair of the Canadian Network for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.