Deadline for government to match funds rapidly approaching OTTAWA (CCN) Three Catholic charities which joined forces with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops last fall to raise urgently-needed funds for … Continued
Government waiting until after the committee’s report is tabled in the house OTTAWA (CNN) The Liberal government’s decision to tell its member how they must vote on an upcoming assisted-dying … Continued
David Eggen acknowledged there would be some latitude Western Catholic Reporter (CCN) Alberta Education Minister David Eggen believes he has found common ground with some of the Alberta bishops who … Continued
Some of the guidelines could pose problems for Catholic schools By Ramon Gonzalez Western Catholic Reporter EDMONTON (CCN) Archbishop Richard Smith has joined others in expressing his frustration with the … Continued
Dr. Andrew Bennet to stay at least until the end of March By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Religious Freedom Ambassador Andrew Bennett has received an extension of his contract with … Continued
Archbishop speaks of the importance of palliative care OTTAWA (CCN) As legalized euthanasia becomes a reality in Canada, priests and hospital chaplains could face moral dilemmas when pastoral care comes … Continued
More than 400 refugees from all over the world welcomed since 2012 Thandiwe Konguavi Western Catholic Reporter If any agency was prepared for a wave of Syrian refugee families to … Continued
Jesuit brother trusts Hawking’s physics, but not his ideas about God OTTAWA (CCN) Stephen Hawking says he can show there is no need for God to have launched the Big … Continued
Prime minister promises additional humanitarian assistance for Syrians OTTAWA (CCN) Catholic charities urge the Canadian government to back peace efforts to bring about a cease fire in the Middle East … Continued
Bishop prefers palliative and home care to euthanasia OTTAWA (CCN) The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops urges Catholics to reflect over Lent on mitigating the impact of … Continued