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Cardinal Rodriguez urges pursuit of charity at local parish level
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsSAINTE-ADELE, Que. - Charity or caritas needs to begin face-to-face, at the local parish level, Caritas Internationalis president Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga told Canada’s bishops Sept. 24.
Canadian bishops focus on those on margins of society at plenary
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsSAINTE-ADÈLE, Que. - Canada’s Catholic bishops have responded to Pope Francis’ call to minister to those on the periphery of society while making efforts to ensure the Church herself is not marginalized, said the bishops' conference's outgoing president.
Lépine warns against enshrining Quebec values in charter
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Montreal Archbishop Christian Lépine has warned against the Parti Quebecois’ plans to enshrine Quebec values in a charter.
Sainthood cause launched for PEI’s first bishop
By Doreen Beagan, Catholic Register SpecialCHARLOTTETOWN, PEI - Some Prince Edward Island Catholics are confident that their very first bishop, Angus Bernard MacEachern, will one day be recognized as a saint. A committee has started the process it hopes will lead to his canonization.
Little did I know how much Msgr. Raby would influence me
By Mary Ellen Douglas, Catholic Register SpecialThroughout our lifetime there are many wonderful people who cross our paths and influence us in many ways. Msgr. Thomas J. Raby was one of these people.
Bishops’ plenary to examine charity at home and abroad
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Caritas, or charity, both at home and abroad, will be the theme of this year’s annual plenary of Canada’s Catholic bishops Sept. 23-27 in Sainte-Adele, Que., says Msgr. Patrick Powers.
Legal action threatened against Quebec charter
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Jesuit Centre for Justice and Faith (Centre justice et foi) in Montreal stressed the importance of tolerant social climate to prevent a descent into xenophobia and demagogic excess as the Parti Quebecois government announced details of the proposed Charter of Quebec Values.
Quebec’s ‘unjust’ secularism imitates the French model
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The proposed Charter of Quebec Values imitates France’s “unjust” imposition of anti-religious secularism, says Canadian constitutional lawyer and religious freedom expert Iain Benson.
Ottawa archdiocese sued over abuse of man by a priest, who was his uncle
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - A 62-year-old man has launched a lawsuit against the Ottawa archdiocese for the childhood sexual abuse of a priest who was also his uncle.
Quebec child care attitudes out of tune with other provinces
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) has released a new study revealing Quebeckers have differing preferences on child care than the rest of Canadians.
Good Shepherd to open support centre for Hamilton teen mothers
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterHamilton’s Good Shepherd Centre is converting a once vacant Pentecostal church into a support centre for young mothers in need.