Catholic bishops and religious orders from the high arctic to the southern tip of Patagonia are demanding accountability for Canadian mining companies operating in Latin America up to and including the right of villagers and farmers to sue in Canadian courts in the event of environmental disasters and human rights abuses.
Christian doctors take College of Physicians and Surgeons to court
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAfter seven months of refusing to meet face-to-face with the affected doctors, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario will now face them in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Former deacon gets jail time over child porn charges
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL - A Catholic deacon who was arrested with more than 100,000 pornographic pictures of children was sentenced Mar. 24 to two years less a day in prison.
Doctors group going to court to assert conscience rights
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe first legal challenge to a policy that would force Ontario doctors to refer for abortions against their conscience has been announced by the Christian Medical and Dental Society.
Development and Peace stands #WithSyria
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFour years into Syria’s civil war, Canada’s Catholic development agency is petitioning Ottawa for more aid, Canadian diplomatic contributions to a peace plan and stronger efforts to choke off the money that keeps both the Assad regime and ISIS fighting.
Pakistani Christians take to the streets
By Catholic Register SpecialVAUGHAN, ONT. - About 100 Pakistani Christians and supporters held a peaceful demonstration outside the Pakistani Consulate north of Toronto on Mar. 20 in response to the deadly bombing four days earlier of two churches in Lahore, Pakistan.
Mi’kmaq seek return of 300-year-old altar
By Tom Ayers, Catholic Register SpecialJOHNSTOWN, N.S. - The people of Potlotek First Nation say an ornate wooden altar stored at the nearby Sacred Heart Catholic Church was a gift to the Mi’kmaq nearly 300 years ago, and they want it back.
Vanier’s ‘revolutionary reality’ lives in L’Arche
By Catholic Register Wire ServicesIn 1964, when Jean Vanier quietly launched L’Arche, he says he had “no idea that this would be a revolutionary reality . . . that it would grow.”
Barbaric practices act moving forward
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Conservative government is pressing ahead with its controversial Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, Bill S-7, voting March 12 to limit the time for debate.
Supreme Court’s Loyola decision a victory for religious freedom
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Montreal's Loyola High School has won the right to teach its students the Catholic faith from a Catholic perspective.
Development and Peace pleased with Lent app results
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace launched its Share Lent “Sow Much Love” campaign, it didn’t know just how much love it might get. Thanks to its first-ever mobile phone app, it is getting a better idea.