NEWS
VANCOUVER -- Delta Hospice Society has lost its final legal opportunity to prevent a takeover of its board by euthanasia advocates.
Court upholds most of Quebec’s secularism bill
ByOTTAWA -- An effort to have the courts overturn Quebec’s controversial Bill 21 has failed, even though a provincial court did rule that some aspects of the law that infringe on language rights must be scrapped by the government.
Budget 2021: Good or bad? Time will tell
ByOTTAWA -- Billions of dollars will be poured into some of the key priorities of faith and social justice groups as the federal government has opened the spending taps in its budget unveiled April 19.
Papal charity sees increased violations of religious freedom globally
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The religious persecution exercised by China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of countries and the continuing threat of violence at the hands of religious fundamentalists belonging to a variety of faiths all have worsened since 2018, said Aid to the Church in Need, a papal foundation and Catholic charity.
New law on Mass attendance in Ireland 'draconian' according to local church leaders
By Michael Kelly, Catholic News ServiceDUBLIN -- The head of the Irish bishops' conference said the government's move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a "potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights."
Taking science back from the culture wars
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the COVID era, there’s no news like science news — the fastest vaccine development in human history has been news all year.
Tastes of Heaven goes virtual, and national
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe annual Tastes of Heaven gala fundraiser for Catholic Missions In Canada was not staged in 2020, one of the long list of victims of the COVID-19 virus, but the keystone event returns April 29 in a virtual realm.
Surviving Mount Cashel: Finding the strength to overcome abuse horror
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterJane Doe never attended Mount Cashel Orphanage, but she knows the second-hand impact all too well.
Federal Court of Appeal overturns Safe Third Country ruling
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor the foreseeable future, asylum seekers at official Canada-U.S. border crossings will be turned back to try their luck in the U.S.
Ontario worship services limited to 10 again as COVID surges
By Catholic Register StaffWith Ontario going into hard lockdown to combat a disturbing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, places of worship will once again be limited to a hard cap of 10 people in attendance.
Flynn first layperson to helm St. Joseph’s College
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe new boss at St. Joseph’s College in Edmonton happens to be the old boss — but not that old.