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Private member's motion M-103, which aims to condemn Islamophobia, has raised concerns about freedom of speech.

Islamophobia motion raised concerns about freedom of speech

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OTTAWA – A Liberal private member’s motion calling on the government to condemn Islamophobia has divided Parliament and raised concerns about freedom of speech.

Janice Robinson, executive director of the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, admits her group’s work can seem “a bit murky.”

‘People don’t really understand what we do,’ says head of Toronto's Catholic Children’s Aid

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When kids aging out of the child welfare system got together in 2012 to tell the Ontario legislature what they think the system should look like, one of the first things they talked about was how invisible they become — how little the world knows about child protection.

Hélène Tremblay-Boyko with two Syrian refugees, Ghada and Iblissam, at the Caritas Lebanon Medical Centre in Rayfoun (one of 10 throughout Lebanon) which provide medical services to refugees.

After six years, burnout increases among aid workers in Syria, Lebanon

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Humanitarian aid workers in Syria and Lebanon are exhausted, said Hélène Tremblay-Boyko.

Family members embrace in El Paso, Texas, during a massive reunion called “Abrazos, No Muros” (Hugs, Not Walls) Jan. 28. Approximately 375 families separated by immigration issues were allowed to meet for several minutes along the U.S.-Mexico border. Refugee advocates say Canada can expect an influx of refugees due to U.S. policies

Refugees are looking north for asylum

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Canada can expect to see more asylum seekers crossing its 9,000 km, mostly unguarded, border with the United States as enforcement toughens at the U.S.-Mexican border and President Donald Trump continues to issue executive orders to restrain refugee arrivals, Catholic refugee advocates have told The Catholic Register.

Catholic health care workers must engagement with tensions caused by medical aid in dying with their Christian perspectives.

Tensions caused by euthanasia is part of job dealing with dying

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Euthanasia is here to stay, so Catholic health care workers must rely on their Christian perspectives to guide them through the tensions caused by medical aid in dying.

After 15 years of organizing the Canadian delegations to the international World Youth Day gatherings, Fr. Thomas Rosica, CEO of Salt + Light Catholic Media Foundation, is stepping down.

Fr. Rosica steps down from World Youth Day post

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Fr. Thomas Rosica is stepping down as national coordinator of the World Youth Day delegations.

Canada's Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced a national consultation Feb. 13 as the first step towards developing of a poverty reduction strategy.

Citizens for Public Justice welcomes launch of poverty consultation

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OTTAWA – Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is welcoming the launch of a national consultation as one of the first steps in developing a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Veteran leader in the Catholic charismatic renewal on the French side, Henri Lemay led a workshop Feb. 10-11 for those hoping to minister to others seeking freedom from toxic emotions.

Ottawa workshop trains people to be free of ‘toxic emotions’

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OTTAWA – Toxic emotions can destroy a parish and destroy a family, says Henri Lemay, a veteran of the Catholic charismatic renewal in French-speaking Canada.

Kate McCray, right, is one of two recipients of funds to continue their studies from the Marjorie McKinnon Ecumenical Award given to Janet Somerville.

Lifetime ecumenical award boosts two young scholars' careers

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A lifetime of ecumenical commitment has been transposed onto a couple of younger commitments to ecumenism.

Canada's immigration minister Ahmed Hussen says the Safe Third Country agreement with the U.S. will remain as President Trump's travel ban does not affect the U.S. asylum system.

Safe Third Country agreement will not be scrapped, says immigration minister

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OTTAWA – Church groups calling for the scrapping of the Safe Third Country agreement in response to U.S. President Trump’s refugee policies are likely to remain disappointed.

The House of Common's health committee has begun setting the framework for a study on the impact of violent porn.

Health committee sets framework for study on violent porn impact

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OTTAWA – Conservative MP Arnold Viersen hopes Canada will launch a public health campaign against online violent pornography that will be as effective as the one against cigarette smoking.

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