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Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

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OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic bishops are urging the federal government to maintain a clear distinction between palliative care and the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide so institutions are not forced to become “an accomplice” in causing an intentional death.

Faith is sorely needed in society today, says retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire. Dallaire spoke at the annual North American Interfaith Network conference Aug. 2 at First Presbyterian Church in Edmonton.

Faith on front lines: A desperate world needs God more than ever, says Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire

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EDMONTON – In military terms, “covering your six o’clock” means watching someone’s back while they’re in combat. For retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire, his Catholic faith is how he covers his six o’clock. 

Susan Eagle of ISARC says the end of Ontario’s basic income project undermines trust in government.

Ontario winding down basic income pilot project

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OTTAWA – Anti-poverty advocates are disappointed that Ontario’s new Conservative government intends to cancel the province’s basic income pilot project, arguing that the study is important to help reduce poverty far beyond the province.

Archbishop Valery Vienneau of Moncton, News Brunswick, pictured in a July 18 photo, detailed in an interview how the sex abuse crisis affects the Acadian church's vitality and future.

Church must seek justice for abuse victims, Moncton archbishop says

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QUEBEC CITY – As many Canadians mark National Acadian Day Aug. 15, the biggest Acadian diocese in the world is going through the greatest crisis in its history.
Robert G. Kuhn, president of TWU, stressed in a statement that despite the decision, TWU “will remain a Biblically-based, mission-focused, academically excellent University, fully committed to our foundational evangelical Christian principles.”

Trinity Western University removes mandatory community covenant

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OTTAWA – After battling all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada to defend its mandatory community covenant, Trinity Western University (TWU) has decided to drop it for students.

Lightning sparked a wildfire northwest of Telegraph Creek in the northern part of the province Aug. 1, and a local state of emergency was declared three days later. All 300 residents of Telegraph Creek were told to evacuate Aug. 5, and they fled to Dease Lake and nearby communities.

Northern B.C. residents 'broken' as wildfire ravages homes, church

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VANCOUVER – Catholics in the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, sought assistance after a devastating wildfire in Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, destroyed a mission church, rectory and homes.
Worshippers attend a candlelight procession in 2016 at the annual Skaro Pilgrimage in Alberta. The shrine was built in 1919 by Polish pioneers who hauled 600 wagonloads of stones to the site.

After a century, Marian shrine in Alberta still draws thousands

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SKARO, Alberta (CNS) -- It's easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don't know its history.
Health Canada reported that across the country there were 1,179, medically assisted deaths between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2017. That’s approximately 0.9 per cent of all deaths, up from 0.6 per cent in the previous six months.

Can a doctor-assisted death be ‘natural’ and ‘suicide’?

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Whenever a doctor assists in a suicide in Ontario by injecting a patient with chemicals to stop the heart, it is recorded on the death certificate as a natural death. 

Young adult meet at a Spiritus Via event, a young adult ministry organized by the Office of Catholic Youth at St. Timothy's Catholic Church, Toronto.

Toronto young adult ministry spreads its wings

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Samantha Rossi had just graduated from university in 2017 when she began to feel apprehensive about what she wanted to do next. 

Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2016.

Global study finds Canada has widest gap in religious practice between younger and older generations

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VANCOUVER – A recent poll has confirmed what most youth ministry workers are already losing sleep over: young people across the globe tend to be less religious than their elders.

New St. Vincent de Paul director puts Canada-wide focus on advocacy for poor 

New St. Vincent de Paul director puts Canada-wide focus on advocacy for poor 

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The umbrella organization for hundreds of St. Vincent de Paul councils in parishes across Canada is getting ready to step into the national spotlight.

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