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News/Canada

Fr. William Hann tells priests, chaplains and volunteers about the importance of reaching out with compassion to those who are vulnerable to choosing assisted suicide.

‘The slope is becoming more slippery’

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VANCOUVER -- Living in the region with the highest number of assisted suicides in Canada, Fr. William Hann of the Diocese of Victoria says he has seen much moral distress, broken families and troubling situations.

Palliative care specialist Dr. Sheri Bergeron talks with hospice patient Glen Horlock.

Palliative care in Canada: Harsh facts, sad realities

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The cry for more palliative care continues to grow louder in Canada. While protesting the introduction of legislation expected to expand access to assisted suicide next  month, Canada’s bishops joined many advocates in decrying stalled plans to give Canadians the alternative of palliative care.

Abortion statistics don’t tell whole story

Abortion statistics don’t tell whole story

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Recent data that shows the number of abortions in Canadian hospitals and clinics declined by more than 10 per cent in 2018 would be encouraging if not for the lack of statistics on the number of chemically-induced abortions, said Hanna Kepka.

Archbishop Richard Gagnon.

Euthanasia law survey prompts backlash from Canadian bishops

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OTTAWA -- The federal government is coming under increasing fire from critics of legal medically-assisted suicide in Canada for how quickly it is moving to change the regulations around assisted suicide and for how short a time period Canadians were given to express their views in an online survey overseen by the Ministry of Justice.

The Western Canadian Association of Catholic Youth Ministers held its annual gathering at the Providence Renewal Centre in Edmonton this year.

Youth can connect through their faith

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EDMONTON -- It can be a difficult world for young people, where anxiety, apathy and social isolation abound.

The Faba family and staff members of The Stock and Sauce Co. in Calgary participate in the “I am blessed” campaign by making 1,400 sandwiches for residents of the Calgary Drop-In Centre.

‘I am blessed’ inspires giving from gratitude

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CALGARY -- Grade 9 student Lidya Estifon was enjoying her lunch outside of St. Monica School in late January when she noticed a classmate without a coat. The temperature was -3 Celsius.

Artist Latash Nahanee, left, at the unveiling of a new welcome pole at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School. Right, students brush the welcome pole with cedar boughs during the unveiling ceremony. As the school is rebuilt, the community is installing First Nations art as a symbol of reconciliation and a reminder of the past.

Indigenous friendship symbol installed at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, B.C.

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VANCOUVER -- Sr. Denece Billesberger admits she knew little about the history of the land on which St. Thomas Aquinas Regional High School stood when she began teaching there in 1969.

Notre-Dame Cathedral is seen April 18, 2019, after a massive fire devastated large parts of the Catholic Gothic structure in Paris three days earlier. Architect Donald MacDonald said cathedrals are “in danger of becoming museums without a soul.”

Church is given a design wake-up call

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OTTAWA -- When flames ripped through one of the world’s most famous Catholic churches in Paris, France, on April 15, 2019, the world — not just Catholics — mourned the damage done to one of Western civilization’s most iconic structures.

Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay, left, and Ontario MP Erin O’Toole are the first prominent politicians to announce their candidacy for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.

The race is on for ‘soul’ of Conservatives

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OTTAWA -- Social conservatives are gearing up for what they call a battle for the “soul of the party” as the federal Conservatives head into a leadership campaign.

Angelina Ireland, left, and the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner, B.C.

Cancer survivor fights for hospice’s future

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VANCOUVER -- Angelina Ireland first learned about Delta Hospice five years ago.

Mark Kartusch, executive director of the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, in the society’s new offices in Scarborough.

The changing world of child welfare

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Mark Kartusch is a 53-year-old suburban dad, overseer of a real estate windfall and the guy entrusted to make sure a Catholic agency serving more than 6,000 vulnerable families has a future despite declining government funding.

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