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In a strict party lines vote, a bill that would have shielded doctors and other health care providers from punishment for refusing to refer their patients on for assisted suicide was voted down at Queen’s Park on May 18.
Ottawa’s youth synod consultation draws up wide range of concerns
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – With the ubiquitous use of smartphones and computer screens, today’s youth face both immense challenges and opportunities, say Catholic youth leaders.
Health care workers bring case for conscience rights to Ontario legislature
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterArmed with letters of support from religious community leaders, plus the official positions of the Ontario, Canadian and American Medical Associations, health care professionals descended on Queen’s Park May 18 in support of a Progressive Conservative private members’ bill that would shield doctors from punishment by the College of Physicians and Surgeons and other regulatory bodies if they refuse to refer for medically assisted suicide
Trudeau joins religious leaders at Mass celebrating Montreal's 375th birthday
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL – Canadian religious leaders were joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other dignitaries at a commemorative high Mass at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal May 17 to mark the founding of Montreal 375 years ago as a Roman Catholic religious colony.
Fr. Irénée Beaubien remembered as a pioneer for ecumenism
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL – Fr. Irénée Beaubien, the Jesuit who founded what is believed to be the world’s first centre for ecumenism, is being remembered as a progressive theologian and a pioneer.
Toronto students ready for encore soccer camp in Attawapiskat
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterAnthony Macedo is used to playing soccer with intensity, but nothing prepared the 18-year-old goalkeeper for the emotions that spilled out when his school’s club travelled to Attawapiskat last year.
Speakers at New Evangelization Summit strike note of urgency
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – The message is clear: There is a spiritual crisis and an urgent need to share the Gospel.
Millennial Catholics need to be argued back into the Church: Bishop Barron
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – The New Atheists have argued Millennial Catholics out of the Church and they need to be argued back in, says Bishop Robert Barron.
Sisters of St. Ann donates record $4 million to D&P
By Josh Tng, Canadian Catholic NewsThe Sisters of St. Ann have donated $4 million to support the development arm of the Canadian Catholic Church.
‘Tragic’ euthanasia law must be fought, Cardinal Müller tells Canadian audience
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled, Parliament has legislated and provinces have set up new systems. For most Canadians the assisted suicide debate is last year’s news story. But Cardinal Gerhard Müller, head of the Catholic Church’s theological watchdog-agency, begs to differ.
Fatima saints' relics installed in Portuguese church in Victoria
By Alicia Ambrosio, Catholic News ServiceVICTORIA, British Columbia – When Father Marinaldo Batista asked for relics of Blesseds Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three children to whom Mary appeared in Fatima in 1917, he had no idea they would be canonized in 2017. He simply thought it would be a fitting way for the parish he pastors, Our Lady of Fatima in Victoria, to commemorate the centennial of the Marian apparitions.