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COLF raises concerns about morning-after pill's abortive potential

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:00:00 -0400

OTTAWA - The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) says the media and the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPA) have 'glossed over' the abortive potential of the so-called morning-after pill.

The federal government announced in May that it plans to make the morning-after pill available without a prescription across Canada. Currently, the pill is only available without prescription in British Columbia, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Three faiths face death with meaning

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 12:00:00 -0500

TORONTO - Friendly volunteers checked bags. Police hovered discreetly at the back of the room. After weeks of spray-painted swastikas and arson, everybody expected the security and nobody talked about it.

Recent hate crimes wouldn't stop about 300 Muslims, Jews and Catholics from gathering at Beth Tikvah Synagogue to listen to ethicists and doctors speak about how to care for their dying parents.

Churches examine a greener way

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:00:00 -0500

TORONTO - How many Christians does it take to change a standard incandescent light bulb to an environmentally friendly one? Though this sounds like a comic riddle, for Christian faith communities who came to Toronto from across Canada for the National Consultation on Energy Efficiency for Religious Buildings Nov. 17-18, the issue of energy consumption was a deeply spiritual matter.

Courts, 'pro-death' lobby thwarted care for Terry Schiavo

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:00:00 -0400

{mosimage}HAMILTON, Ont. - Bobby Schindler, brother to Terri Schiavo, said his family had no idea how powerful and aggressive the pro-euthanasia movement is in the United States until they were faced with its full force in the legal battle over his sister's life.

"The underlying issue is money," the 41-year-old Schindler told The Catholic Register April 21 at the annual conference of Ontario Alliance for Life.

No charges laid in Nova Scotia assisted suicide

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:24:54 -0400

OTTAWA - The RCMP investigation into a complaint laid by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition concerning the death of a Nova Scotia woman who sought assisted suicide in Switzerland will not lead to any charges being laid.

Social enterprise reinvented for 21st century

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:47:09 -0400

{mosimage} When Fr. Eugene Funken was faced with 10 orphans whose homes had burned down in St. Agatha, Ont., in 1858, he started a charity.

When Sonya Pouyat took over leadership of Funken��Ƶapp charity in the midst of “slash and burn” Ontario government policies in the 1990s, she started a business.

Bush vetoes embryonic stem-cell bill

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:27:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush June 20 vetoed a bill to expand federal funding for medical research on human embryonic stem cells, saying it “would compel American taxpayers, for the first time in our history, to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos.”

One youth the story behind OneChild

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:25:45 -0400

{mosimage}RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - When I arrived at a Richmond Hill house where a cash donation was being made to a Catholic organization for abused children in the Philippines, I was met by young lady in red skirt and black top. I noticed she was petite and beautiful but as soon as she handed me a name tag, I forgot about her.

Investors showing an environmental conscience

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:00:08 -0500

The state of our environment has captured the attention of Canadian investors.

A Harris/Decima poll of more than 2,000 Canadians for found 56 per cent thought environmental considerations are an important part of socially responsible investment decisions. Environment out-polled such traditional ethical investment factors as alcohol and tobacco at 43 per cent, and weapons at 53 per cent. Only substandard human rights practices at 70 per cent and child labour named by 79 per cent were more likely to determine ethical investment decisions.

Morality should trump politics on climate change

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0500

TORONTO - Grade 9 students at Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School probably won’t learn anything about Bali in their geography class this week. The Indonesian island might get a passing mention from their science teacher, but it��Ƶapp not on the exam. But in religion class, Bali will definitely be a focus.