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Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller says it’s a “sign of hope” that dozens of Canadian psychiatrists are opposing the federal government’s plan to introduce assisted suicide solely for mental illness next March.
Angus Reid poll reveals complex views on abortion
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterNewly released data from the Angus Reid Institute indicates roughly 52 per cent of Canadians are “completely pro-choice,” around eight per cent are “completely pro-life” and approximately 41 per cent consider themselves “somewhere in between.”
Food bank director raises MAiD alarm
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs the CEO of the Mississauga Food Bank, Meghan Nicholls felt the pressing need to spread the word on how tough things are these days.
B.C. hospice plan takes on MAiD 'tyranny'
By Terry O'Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsThe Delta Hospice Society has launched an innovative, three-pronged counter-offensive against Canada’s ever-more-permissive assisted-suicide law.
Prince Albert educators honoured, surprised by Queen’s Jubilee medal
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterPrince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) leaders Suzanne Stubbs and Mark Phaneuf were surprised and honoured upon finding out they would both be feted with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.
Catholic schools taking part in bullying study
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA Brock University research team is renewing its five-year school bullying investigation launched in 2017 that was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ecology comes first, ‘no ifs, ands or buts’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTwenty religious congregations have joined together to lobby Ottawa politicians on climate change and social justice.
Asia Bibi advocates for Pakistanis accused of blasphemy
By Catholic News ServiceAsia Bibi, a Pakistani Catholic woman who escaped death for alleged blasphemy and who now lives in Canada, has appealed for the protection of victims of blasphemy laws in her home country.
Charges laid in London cemetery burglary
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterLondon police have charged a 35-year-old man in the theft of 43 bronze vases and multiple plaques from St. Peter’s Cemetery in the southwestern Ontario city.
Two Quebec bishops named in abuse lawsuit
By Catholic Register StaffTwo Quebec bishops, one deceased and one living, have been named in a sexual abuse class action against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
Jesuits offer Trudeau their Haiti expertise
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Canada prepares to take the lead among the Core Group trying to solve Haiti’s anarchic and violent crisis, Canada’s top Jesuit is offering Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a precious resource — 55 Haitian Jesuits, including 35 currently in the troubled Caribbean nation.