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Andrew Scheer vows to end funding attestation with Conservative government
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe federal government’s requirement that churches and their agencies sign an attestation endorsing abortion as a human right before receiving summer job funding violates Canadian human rights in the same way Christian human rights have been violated throughout the Middle East, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer told about 300 people gathered for the annual Christians in the Middle East Benefit Dinner in Toronto Nov. 17.
Red Wednesday shines light on persecuted Christians
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterJust like Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and over 1,300 local churches and schools in the Philippines, Toronto’s St. Michael’s Cathedral was bathed in red light on Wednesday, Nov. 21 in solidarity with Christians around the world who have lost their homes, their families and even their lives to violence and persecution.
St. Michael’s College School principal and board president resign
By Catholic Register StaffThe principal of St. Michael's College School and its board president have both resigned as the fallout continues from the allegations of assault and sexual assualt at the all-boys Catholic school.
Some funding restored to Development and Peace as investigation continues
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Bishop looks to inspire new Slovak generation
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBishop Marian Andrej Pacák finds English more than a little frustrating.
Feminists must 'reconcile with their roots', pro-life mission
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterPro-life women are portrayed as being on the outside looking in when it comes to today’s feminist movement, but they actually are truer to feminism’s roots.
Louis Riel’s legacy brings renewed pride to Métis in Regina
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterLouis Riel and his legacy in our nation’s history are well-documented, if not a bit fragmented.
Apathy threatens publicly-funded Catholic education in Alberta, panel says
By Thandiwe Konguavi, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON – Alberta’s Catholic school system is under attack, and apathy could lead to its downfall.
Religion must ‘rediscover that power’ to lead change, veteran civil rights crusader says
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Americans learned how Washington was realigned by the Nov. 6 mid-term elections, the elder statesman of the American civil rights movement was in Toronto calling President Donald Trump “an icon of chaos” and urging Canadians to resist “plantation capitalism” being pushed by American nationalists.
Religions urged to speak up, make moral choices clear
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterReligious voices are needed to remind political and business leaders of the basics of morality, particularly on the life and death issues of war, peace, climate change and nuclear arms, a trio of Canadian elder statesmen urged delegates to the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Covenant House opens more doors for female victims of trafficking
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAnother refuge from the trade in human flesh has opened its doors in Toronto under the umbrella of Covenant House.