Eleven of the 23 worst-offending countries got worse; three got better OTTAWA (CCN) Aid to the Church in Need’s biennial report on religious freedom calls religiously-motivated violence an emerging trend … Continued
Popes Francis and Benedict XVI spoke of need to help refugees and migrants By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Caption: Ryan Worms Catholic aid agencies have concerns about U.S. president-elect Donald … Continued
Campaign not about ideas and platform, but about identity By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Canadian observers see Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory Nov. 8 as a repudiation of out-of-touch elites … Continued
New approach looks at old problem: so many poor people in a rich country The Catholic Register (CCN) Every armchair economist in the country wonders how a country so rich … Continued
Saskatchewan-born nun known for living charism of her congregation’s foundress By Agnieszka Krawczynski The B.C. Catholic A 98-year-old nun who spent decades teaching and ministering to First Nations people has … Continued
Health minister takes first glance at assisted suicide numbers in Quebec By Agnieszka Krawczynski The B.C. Catholic The number of Quebeckers who have sought assisted suicide in recent months is … Continued
‘The Measure of My Days’ is a collection of meditations, reflections, and first-hand experiences of Catholics OTTAWA (CCN) With the euthanasia law looming, Justin Press decided to publish a book … Continued
Launch of portal to information on tens of thousands of documents was Nov. 3 OTTAWA (CCN) A newly released digital inventory of Vatican archives is making possible new insights into … Continued
No system in place to gather information on the number of euthanasias or assisted suicides By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Obtaining accurate euthanasia statistics in Canada will be almost impossible, … Continued
‘Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s Mercy,’ prelate insists OTTAWA (CCN) Mercy is not merely a project for one year, but the way the Church continues to reveal … Continued