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November 17, 2015

People have right to know environmental causes of illness, doctor says

In this Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, a young man collects items on Jawahar Lal Nehru Lake after a festival in Bhopal, India. Some doctors say patients have a right to have causes of illness, especially from environmental pollution, studied as part of their care.

VATICAN CITY - Patients have a right to a diagnosis that includes the possible causes of their illness, not just treatment addressing the symptoms, said a doctor invited to a Vatican-sponsored congress.

Published in Vatican
December 7, 2014

Toronto parish in tune with Pope on autism

Linda Ward gives little Alessia Mussol a boost at the end of another Monday night of Special Olympics activities in the gym of St. Brigid’s Catholic School.

TORONTO - If every Catholic is supposed to go to Mass on Sunday, Pope Francis wants every one of them to be well and truly welcomed when they get there — including the ones who randomly shout, rock back and forth in the pew, moan or unexpectedly laugh.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA