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Focus groups in Montreal prepare for Youth Synod. Many dioceses approached consultations in a combination of one or all three methods: online surveys based on the Vatican’s synod questionnaire, consultations with key groups and open town-hall meetings for the general public.

#Synod2018: Youth seek pastoral presence from Church

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Canadian bishops heard it loud and clear. Young people are looking for accompaniment as the Canadian Catholic Church prepares for the 2018 Synod on Young People.
At issue is a new mandatory requirement by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) compelling all its members to “create and abide by” a statement of principles which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion.

Christian lawyers threatened by new law society requirement

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OTTAWA – The Ontario law society has gone too far by compelling lawyers to submit a “politically correct” statement of principles that may “override core Christian beliefs,” said the president of the Catholic Civil Rights League.

Sr. Nuala Kenny in front of an icon of St. Joseph as she speaks at Novalis’ Living with Christ Appreciation Night Oct. 4 at Toronto’s Regis College.

Euthanasia misses the message

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Medicine in Canada has been undermined by the most permissive assisted dying laws in the world, physician and medical ethicist Sr. Nuala Kenny told about 150 Catholics gathered at the University of Toronto’s Regis College on Oct. 4.

Pediatrician talks with the mother of a child in the emergency room in 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Physicians offer support to pro-life undergrads

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For the first time in nearly 20 years of pro-life medical conferences, Canadian Physicians for Life will offer a pre-conference event for students thinking about applying to medical schools.

Bess Srahulek showcases her new garden. Students and neighbours worked to repair the damage to her garden caused by a rowdy homecoming street party.

After partygoers create mayhem, students step up to repair garden

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Students in London, Ont., learned a valuable lesson about loving your neighbour.

After an unsanctioned homecoming street party destroyed the garden of a beloved neighbour, students from Western University, King’s University College and Brescia College came to the rescue.
Msgr. Carlo Capella, the Vatican diplomat recalled from service at the Vatican nunciature in Washington after U.S. investigators suspected him of involvement in child pornography, is pictured at the Vatican in 2015. Canadian authorities have charged Msgr. Capella of accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography.

Vatican: Canada did not seek extradition for diplomat with porn charges

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VATICAN – Canadian authorities did not request the extradition of a Vatican diplomat who has been charged by police in Canada of accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography, a Vatican spokesman said.
Pro-lifers participate in peaceful demonstration in Toronto for the annual Life Chain held across Canada on Oct. 1, 2017.

Bubble zone legislation is 'simply wrong'

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Bubble zone legislation proposed to keep protesters away from abortion clinics in Ontario is “an unjust denial of freedom of expression and Charter rights,” according to Ontario Civil Liberties Association executive director Joe Hickey.

Richmond Cochrane, 92, is one of 16 aged pro-lifers named in an Ontario injunction seeking to end picketing at abortion clinics.

Province targets pro-life seniors

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The Ontario government is trying to reimpose a lapsed, 23-year-old temporary injunction against 16 aging pro-life protesters.
UAlberta Pro-Life hosted a public demonstration in 2015, which was shut down by a counter-demonstration of pro-choice students.

Alberta court rules against university student pro-life group

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The University of Alberta Pro-Life student group is planning to appeal after a provincial court ruled in favour of the university’s decision to charge $17,500 in security fees as a condition to host a public event on campus.
Pope Francis meets with Canadian Bishops in April during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses.

Archbishop LeGatt releases report on state of diocese to the public

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In what may be a first for transparency in the Canadian Catholic Church, St. Boniface Archbishop Albert LeGatt has publicly released a 108-page report on the state of his bilingual diocese in Manitoba.
A woman holds up a sign during a rally against assisted suicide in 2016 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Canada is projected to exceed assisted suicide and euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Assisted suicide on the rise in Canada, report shows

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OTTAWA – Euthanasia and assisted suicide deaths in Canada could soon exceed the rates of such deaths in Belgium and the Netherlands, warns the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
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