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It took me a while to figure out how to tell you about the men’s retreat, Man in the Arena, hosted by Life Restoration Ministries.
Fr. Soria was Opus Dei founder’s personal physician
By PAUL SCHRATZ, Canadian Catholic NewsFr. Joseph Soria, who was a Vancouver priest as well as personal physician to Opus Dei founder St. Josemaria Escriva, has died at the age of 90.
Hope high that court will overturn refugee ruling
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIt will likely be months before refugee advocates, including the Canadian Council of Churches, know whether they have prevailed at the Supreme Court. But for now, council general secretary Rev. Peter Noteboom is satisfied that the argument to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Canada has been heard.
Sagrada Familia upholds faith in secular world
By Susan Korah, Catholic Register SpecialLocated on a quiet street in downtown Ottawa, the Church of Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) and the 400-500 families that worship there form a microcosm of the Spanish-speaking world in the heart of the nation’s capital.
Conscience rights battle carries on despite Bill C-230 defeat
By Susan Korah, Catholic Register SpecialBill C-230 — which aimed to enhance the rights of medical personnel who refuse to participate in medically assisted death for reasons of conscience — has died in the House of Commons, but its supporters vow to keep up the fight for the rights of physicians and patients.
Safe Third Country Agreement before Supreme Court
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States goes back before the Supreme Court of Canada Oct. 6, Ottawa has revealed a surge of 23,358 asylum seekers at irregular border crossings in the first eight months of 2022.
Alberta opens path to religious migrants
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Government of Alberta is expanding its provincial immigration program to invite more religious workers from abroad to seek or obtain permanent residency.
Private members’ bill on conscience rights in MPs’ hands
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterBill C-230, the private members’ bill aimed at safeguarding medical professionals’ conscience rights, underwent its second hour of oral debate on Sept. 29, six months after parliamentarians first exchanged views over the proposed legislation.
MAiD expansion takes us to a ‘dark place’
By Charles LewisThe Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has launched a campaign to stop a federal government plan that would allow Canadians with mental illness as their sole issue to seek death through Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD).
Lack of campus debate a ‘scandal’: Catholic academic
By Terry O'Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsThe lack of intellectual debate on university campuses is “a scandal” that threatens the very soul of universities, a Catholic academic told a Vancouver audience.
Parish steps up in Fiona’s aftermath
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFollowing the devastation of post-tropical storm Fiona, Catholics in Sydney Mines, N.S. — with the support of the community — have delivered a case study in what can be accomplished when faith is put into action.