OTTAWA - The 2014 budget, described by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as "boring," positions Ottawa for a surplus next year and a debate on the proper role of government.

UN abuse report troubles Canadian Catholics

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OTTAWA - Several prominent Canadian Catholics have reacted with sadness and dismay to a scathing United Nations committee report on the Church’s handling of clerical sexual abuse.

Quebec bishops issue call to conscience on euthanasia

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OTTAWA - Quebec’s Catholic bishops issued a call for prayer in hopes members of Quebec’s National Assembly can be persuaded to vote against euthanasia Bill-52.

Still work to do in Jewish relations

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TORONTO - Continuing to strengthen relationships with the Jewish community is essential for Catholics, Sr. Lucy Thorson believes.

In praise of marriage

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TORONTO - Deanna and Victor Andrew’s 50th wedding anniversary was a heaven-sent celebration.

Debaters tackle God’s existence

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Toronto - The philosopher, the skeptic and the question of God’s existence — that drew more than 500, both Catholics and atheists, to a sold-out Isabel Bader Theatre for the first Chesterton Debate.

Feminists target Ottawa doctors’ rights

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OTTAWA - A feminist group has targeted three Ottawa doctors who refuse to refer patients for abortions or prescribe birth control pills.

Bishop linked to freedom

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From his home in Winnipeg, the epicentre of the great Ukrainian immigration to Canada, the Church was always Bishop Cornelius Pasichny’s vital link to Ukraine’s struggle for freedom.

No Catholic too far for globe-trotting priest

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Msgr. Edmond J. Putrimas says he lives his life, metaphorically speaking, with a Bible in one hand and a model airplane in the other.

Bishops’ letter to Baird urges action on Israeli wall

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OTTAWA - The Canadian government should urge Israel to stop construction of a section of a security wall that threatens the livelihood of 58 Christian families and a Catholic religious order, said the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in a letter to Canada’s foreign affairs minister.

Amnesty International faces backlash for draft prostitution policy

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OTTAWA - Amnesty International would be “squandering its moral authority” and “abandoning victims” if it proceeds with a recommendation to legalize prostitution, said Conservative MP Joy Smith.