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St. Francis Xavier relic draws more than 13,000 pilgrims in Mississauga
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOpposition grows as Liberals fight backlash on jobs funding
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Despite escalating opposition from a growing array of charities and faith groups, the Liberal government is not backing down on demands that Canada Summer Jobs applicants sign a pro-abortion attestation.
Charities grapple with Canada Summer Jobs policy change
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsCanada’s charities are weighing their response to the Canada Summer Jobs policy change that requires an attestation their organization’s core mandate supports abortion.
Creation-friendly diet a rising trend for 2018
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic RegisterMerger creates largest Catholic healthcare network
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterToronto’s new, giant, still-unnamed Catholic health care network has its first boss lined up and with him a commitment to help engineer a better health system in Canada from the bottom up.
RCMP adopt new tool for reconciliation
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterFears for life of Jesuit priest rise after Honduran vote
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s Jesuits have written their second letter in five months to Canadian government officials asking Ottawa to speak out in defence of a Honduran Jesuit priest whose life is in danger.
New Canada Summer Jobs policy infringes on religious freedom, say Canada’s Catholic bishops
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsCanada’s Catholic bishops say the government’s new Canada Summer Jobs policy infringes on freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.
Pro-lifers go to court over federal summer jobs policy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOpioids in high schools on the rise
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic RegisterDoctors set to fight global abortion policy
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAn ethics policy that demands doctors refer for abortion, even against their conscience, could become a global policy at the next general assembly of the World Medical Association in October.