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June 11, 2015

An alternative approach embraces complex diversity

An alternative high school in Guelph is named and modelled after St. John Bosco, a priest and educator who dedicated his life to helping disadvantaged and underprivileged youth.

This is a tale of two boys, neither of whom could function optimally in a traditional Ontario Catholic high school: uniform, attendance, homework.

Published in Guest Columns
April 11, 2015

South Sudan church leaders push alternative peace process

Sister Mariya Soosai, a member of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, leads a group of children March 7 in an arithmetic class in a camp for internally displaced families inside a U.N. base in Juba, South Sudan. Some 34,000 people have sought protection at the base since violence broke out in December 2013.

JUBA, South Sudan - Church leaders in South Sudan are trying to breathe new life into their country's stalled peace talks.

Published in International
July 28, 2014

Obama administration says it plans opt-out alternative on mandate

The Obama administration has filed a brief indicating it plans to develop an alternative for religious nonprofit employers to opt out of providing federally mandated contraceptives.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has filed a brief with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver indicating it plans to develop an alternative for Catholic and other religious nonprofit employers to opt out of providing federally mandated contraceptives they object to including in their employee health care coverage.

Published in International