That Jean Vanier preyed on women who thought of him as their spiritual director is obviously a serious case of spiritual and sexual abuse. It’s also an illustration of the difference between real spiritual direction and mumbo jumbo, said Montreal-based spiritual director Jesuit Br. Dan Leckman.
Religion a factor in more than a third of hate crimes
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe number of hate crimes motivated by religion are down, according to the latest statistics, but that doesn’t bring much comfort to those who are targeted.
For-profit multinational given welfare project
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe job of helping people on welfare in Ontario’s Peel Region to find a job has fallen to the Canadian subsidiary of an Australian multinational.
MP’s bill targets sex-selection abortion
ByOTTAWA -- Sex-selection abortion is “antithetical to our commitment to equality” and should be banned, said a Conservative MP as she introduced a private member’s bill that targets health workers who knowingly abort a fetus because it is a girl.
Government given more time to change law
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government’s request for a four-month extension to comply with a Quebec court ruling that struck down a key element of Canada’s legal suicide regulations has been granted.
Cutting Vanier ties a daunting task
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe fall from grace of Jean Vanier is leaving school boards, universities, publishers and even his beloved L’Arche organization in a bind.
Assisted suicide policies under fire
By Mickey Conlon and Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsTwo Canadian palliative care hospice centres thousands of kilometres apart are standing firm against pressure to start providing medically-induced deaths at their facilities.
Knights earn an assist for Flying Fathers
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe Flying Fathers’ goal of playing and praying for a better world is getting a much-needed boost from the Knights of Columbus.
Historian ready for long archive journey
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterGetting an early look at the full archive of the wartime papacy of Pius XII is more than a passing interest for King’s University College historian Robert Ventresca.
‘Shoppable Girls’ spreading the word
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhat’s a teenage girl worth? About $280,000 per year in income for sex traffickers, according to Covenant House research.
Asia Bibi seeks political asylum in France
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News ServiceMANCHESTER, England -- Asia Bibi is seeking political asylum in France less than a year after fleeing her native Pakistan for the safety of Canada.