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Humboldt Broncos families struggle with grief and forgiveness
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere were tears, there was pain and there was forgiveness as 30-year-old truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu faced the families of the people killed and maimed in the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash.
New life in Canada awaits Asia Bibi
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAfter a decade of prayer, diplomacy and legal wrangling, a persecuted Christian farmhand and her family is about to start a new life in Canada.
National March organizers troubled by proposed Toronto pro-life march on same day
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Plans to hold a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa are raising concerns about a split in the pro-life movement.
New hope for Ontario doctors' conscience fight
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterNew evidence heard in court has given Ontario’s medical conscientious objectors renewed hope.
Canadian charities look for help as Nigerian Christians under attack by extremists
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Canadians to support Nigerian Christians under attack by Boko Haram and other Islamist extremist groups.
Catholic social teaching supports basic income’s aim
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Ontario courts grapple with the case against the provincial government on basic income, the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice is reminding Catholics that Catholic social teaching demands society must provide an economic minimum that supports families and human dignity.
Art show raises money to help students-in-need through Angel Foundation
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterAt one Toronto Catholic school, situated in an affluent part of the downtown core, about 13 per cent of its students go to sleep each night surrounded by others struggling to get by in a wealthy city that can often forget its downtrodden.
Universal day care does not work: Cardus report
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Federal and provincial governments should support parental choice in child care and back multiple types of care options instead of solely promoting universal publicly funded day care, says a new report from Cardus Family.
Covington boys incident won’t deter Canadian March for Life
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Organizers of Canada’s National March for Life will be vigilant but believe no additional safety precautions are required following a controversial incident that marred the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Asia Bibi headed to Canada
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThis story has been modified to clarify the perspective of the Canadian bishop quoted below.
Canada’s abuse guidelines earn praise
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe priest hand-picked by Pope Francis to chair the Feb. 21-24 summit on clerical sexual abuse at the Vatican has thrust the Canadian model for protecting minors into the spotlight as Church leaders from around the world prepare for the unprecedented meeting.