Youthful spirit willing, but their wallets are weak
TORONTO—Young Canadians are in a giving mood, but not in a position to give much, according to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute on behalf of the CHIMP … Continued
TORONTO—Young Canadians are in a giving mood, but not in a position to give much, according to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute on behalf of the CHIMP … Continued
TORONTO—As Pope Francis questions the wording of the Our Father, perhaps the Church should pray that his concerns lead us not into altercation. The Pope caused an international stir Dec. … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)— MP Marilyn Gladu’s private member’s Bill C-277 calling for a national palliative care framework received royal assent Dec. 12. The bill passed the Senate unanimously on third reading … Continued
EDOMONTON (CCN)—Margie Harper entered the hospital last year on the first day of Lent, her forehead still bearing a dark smudge from the Ash Wednesday Mass. At first, her daughters … Continued
TORONTO—Angelina Steenstra had an abortion at 15 years old. No one knew about it for a very long time. It was a secret burden she carried for seven years until, … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—A Greek Orthodox father seeking religious accommodation from a public school board has lost at the Ontario Court of Appeal, despite a majority opinion favouring parental rights. On Nov. … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—In Sister Helen Kluke’s pottery studio, “there are no mistakes, only new creations.” Sister Kluke has cast those words in clay, fired them, glazed them in a rainbow of … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—Catholic agencies that serve the poor have waited a long time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s National Housing Day announcement of a potential $40 billion over 10 years to … Continued
EDMONTON (CCN)—Alberta Education Minister David Eggen offered full and vocal support for Catholic education on the weekend, but he did little to allay concerns that the province’s human sexuality education … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—Kindness is a super power with a miraculous ability to transform us and our relationships says author Shaunti Feldhahn. The bestselling American author of For Women Only and The … Continued