Studies reveal 200 to 230 million Christians face threats daily By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Canada’s Catholic bishops and the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus are asking Canada to make helping persecuted … Continued
Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi speaks to university students, members of CCO By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) More than 700 young people gathered at St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal Dec. 30 were … Continued
Government focusing on complete families and women at risk By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Despite calls from religious leaders to respond to a genocide of Christians in the Middle East, … Continued
Quebec justice system overrules an injunction against the law By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) The battle to bring euthanasia to Canada heated up Dec. 22, when the Quebec Court of … Continued
VANCOUVER—The Archdiocese of Toronto is building one brand new church per year to keep from bursting at the seams. “We have opened what we call a mega-church, a large 1,000-person … Continued
VANCOUVER—Local Catholics are being called on to help victims struggling to cope with the effects of a devastating earthquake in Nepal. The April 25 quake, which measured 7.8 on the … Continued
VANCOUVER—Couples who want children and can’t seem to get pregnant need a cure, not in-vitro fertilization, says pharmacist Maria Bizecki. Bizecki, who caused controversy in 2001 after refusing to prescribe … Continued
Government will match any funds collected by May 25 OTTAWA (CCN)—Canada’s Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP) have launched a joint emergency campaign to … Continued
VANCOUVER—Catholic schools in Alberta can cope with a new bill mandating gay-straight alliances (GSAs), said the head of trustees in the province. “We believe that we can work with the … Continued
VANCOUVER—The religious order that brought Catholicism to much of Canada is facing tough questions about its future. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate sold their only Yukon property in February, closing … Continued