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Long time diabetes activist, Serge Langlois, given top job at D&P
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the wake of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, diabetes activist Serge Langlois was trying to get life-saving insulin, syringes and other medications into the Caribbean nation.
Quebec bishop worries euthanasia could be seen as moral obligation
By Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News ServiceVALLEYFIELD, Quebec – Even though medical assistance in dying has been legal in Quebec for almost a year and in Canada for a few months, Bishop Noel Simard of Valleyfield has not yet come to terms with this new reality. To him, medically assisted death is just plain euthanasia.
Quebec Muslims: Intolerance was already on the rise prior to deadly mosque shooting
By Daniel Matos, Religion News ServiceTORONTO – Bullet holes and blood splatter still marked the walls. Carpets were stained. Even shoes and boots, removed before prayers and lined up, stood abandoned.
Keystone XL pipeline opponents want decision reviewed
By Glen Argan, Catholic Register SpecialEDMONTON – In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s go-ahead for the Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian environmentalists are urging Ottawa to take another look at the controversial project it approved seven years ago.
Quebec City gathered for solidarity Mass at church next to mosque where six were killed
By Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News ServiceQUEBEC CITY – People of many faiths gathered for a solidarity Mass at Notre-Dame-de-Foy church, next to the mosque belonging to the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, where six men were killed by a gunman while they were praying.
U.S. refugee ban roundly condemned by religious voices across Canada
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholic and other religious voices across Canada are condemning the U.S. exclusion of refugees from seven majority Muslim countries.
Catholic leaders express grief and solidarity after Quebec mosque attack
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA –Catholic leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity in prayer with Canadian Muslims after a shooting at a Quebec City mosque Jan. 29 that killed six and injured many more.
Quebec priest hits right note in aid of persecuted Christians
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL – A Quebec priest best known in English Canada for composing the anthem for World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, has released the second edition of a CD to draw attention to the plight of Christians who are being persecuted for their faith.
The Church aiming to ‘grab hold’ of young people with youth synod
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterWhat do you want to be when you grow up?
Gender theory is moving too fast, say Campaign Life officials
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Gender theory is making inroads not only on Parliament Hill but also at the United Nations, to the detriment of the biological family, say Campaign Life Coalition officials.
Making spanking illegal does more harm than good, says Cardus
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – As an anti-spanking bill winds through Canada's Senate, a Christian think tank is sounding an alarm that it will do “more harm than good” and still fail to prevent child abuse.