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Euthanasia document authors’ biases questioned

Euthanasia document authors’ biases questioned

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Multiple aspects of the recently released Health Canada guidance about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) trouble Nicole Scheidl, executive director of Canadian Physicians for Life.

Regina schools weather Ukrainian refugee surge

Regina schools weather Ukrainian refugee surge

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Parents gather at a public trustee meeting, April 24, 2023, to protest the remarks made by WCDSB trustee Wendy Ashby on social media.

Waterloo trustee apologizes for 'racist,' 'anti-Christian' tweet

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Wendy Ashby, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee under fire from parents for posts on Twitter deemed as “racist, sexist and anti-Christian,” has broken her public silence with a statement released on the school board’s website. 

Sr. Sadler

For Sr. Sadler, it’s all for the Lord

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Sr. Margaret Sadler has the disposition of a true missionary. This means the 87-year-old Sister of the Child Jesus prefers to do her work on behalf of the Lord without attracting any adulation or fanfare.

With the Ontario government pledging “back to basics” in the province’s classrooms, some worry power will be centralized too much at Queen’s Park.

‘Back to basics’ bill draws educators’ concern

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Concerns about excessive centralization in the education system, with Queen’s Park encroaching on school board autonomy, are getting kid-glove treatment from Catholic trustees’ associations while the union representing Catholic teachers is raising red flags.

Elders and church leaders Annabella Iahtail and Francis Hookimaw beside a model of the St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario, which burned down in 2021.

Burned church symbol of hope in Attawapiskat

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Although St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario tragically burned to the ground in April 2021, it remains the centre of faith and devotion in the mostly First Nation town.

Synodal Church can repair trust, bishops’ document says

Synodal Church can repair trust, bishops’ document says

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If North American Catholics have become polarized, fragmented and distressed they have an answer at hand in the most basic sacramental truth of the Church — belonging comes with baptism.

Tim Hudak pictured with his daughter Miller, a Grade 10 student at Loretto Abbey.

TCDSB to level playing field for girls’ sport

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The historic Église-Sainte-Marie Cathedral in Church Point, N.S., has found a donor to keep it open, but only if it remains a functioning church.

Saviour rides to N.S. cathedral’s rescue

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An anonymous donor has emerged with a $10-million offer to save historic Église Sainte-Marie Cathedral in Church Point, N.S. 

Choirs and congregations will soon have the new hymnal to replace Catholic Book of Worship III, expected to be released in 2024.

New hymnal expected for 2024

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By the time the Catholic Book of Worship III hits its 30th birthday in 2024, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops hopes to have its replacement sitting in the pews.

Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are pictured in a Jan. 13 photo.

Abortion pill new front line of pro-life battle

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The battle raging in the United States over the abortion pill mifepristone has shown how far the front lines of the abortion battle have changed.

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