Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:14:13 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Father vows to keep fighting after Molly and CassieƵapp law defeated /item/23416-father-vows-to-keep-fighting-after-molly-and-cassie-s-law-defeated /item/23416-father-vows-to-keep-fighting-after-molly-and-cassie-s-law-defeated

OTTAWA – Jeff Durham vows to keep fighting for changes in the law in the wake of the defeat of Cassie and MollyƵapp Law, a bill named after his murdered unborn daughter and her mother, Cassie Kaake.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:43:27 -0400
Vita Centre grows with its clients /features/item/21930-vita-centre-grows-with-its-clients /features/item/21930-vita-centre-grows-with-its-clients

As Vita Centre celebrates its 25 years of service in Peel Region, its staff and volunteers can look back and see how they have grown along with their clients.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) ShareLife: 40 Years of Working Wonders Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:00:00 -0400
Salvadoran priests: Government can't tell women when to get pregnant /home/international/item/21691-salvadoran-priests-government-can-t-tell-women-when-to-get-pregnant /home/international/item/21691-salvadoran-priests-government-can-t-tell-women-when-to-get-pregnant

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The Salvadoran bishops have made no comment on a government recommendation to women to delay pregnancy because of the Zika virus, and priests contacted by Catholic News Service gave varied responses on their reaction.

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International Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:47:02 -0500
AP: Number of abortions in U.S. has gone down since 2010 /home/international/item/20386-ap-number-of-abortions-in-u-s-has-gone-down-since-2010 /home/international/item/20386-ap-number-of-abortions-in-u-s-has-gone-down-since-2010

WASHINGTON - An Associated Press survey of abortion in the United States this decade has revealed that the number of abortions has gone down by 12 per cent since 2010.

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International Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:00:00 -0400
Pope Francis: Opting not to have children a 'selfish choice' /faith/item/19689-pope-francis-opting-not-to-have-children-a-selfish-choice /faith/item/19689-pope-francis-opting-not-to-have-children-a-selfish-choice

VATICAN CITY - Less than a month after saying Catholics don’t have to multiply “like rabbits,” Pope Francis on Wednesday (Feb. 11) once again praised big families, telling a gathering in St. PeterƵapp Square that having more children is not “an irresponsible choice.”

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Vatican Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:00:00 -0500
Sudanese churches condemn death sentence for pregnant Christian /home/international/item/18241-sudanese-churches-condemn-death-sentence-for-pregnant-christian /home/international/item/18241-sudanese-churches-condemn-death-sentence-for-pregnant-christian

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Churches in Sudan, including the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference, have condemned the death sentence handed to a pregnant Christian who refused to renounce her faith.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400