The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:16:54 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Toronto prepares to March /item/29390-toronto-prepares-to-march /item/29390-toronto-prepares-to-march

OTTAWA - For the first time, Toronto and Ottawa will both be hosting a March for Life on May 9 as organizers mark 50 years of legal abortion in Canada.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:00:05 -0400 Archbishop Prendergast admits separate pro-life events show ‘divided’ movement /item/28979-archbishop-prendergast-admits-separate-pro-life-events-show-divided-movement /item/28979-archbishop-prendergast-admits-separate-pro-life-events-show-divided-movement

OTTAWA – Plans for a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa is evidence the movement is “divided,” says Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:18:40 -0500 Abortion provider gets $8 million from Canada, banned in two African nations /item/28565-abortion-provider-gets-8-million-from-canada-banned-in-two-african-nations /item/28565-abortion-provider-gets-8-million-from-canada-banned-in-two-african-nations

OTTAWA – Pro-life advocates are outraged following an announcement that Canada will grant $8 million to Marie Stopes International (MSI), the worldƵapp largest abortion and abortifacient drug provider which is under investigation in two African nations for illegal activity.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:34:11 -0500 Loving the terminally ill can make shadow of euthanasia disappear, Pope says /faith/item/28117-loving-the-terminally-ill-can-make-shadow-of-euthanasia-disappear-pope-says /faith/item/28117-loving-the-terminally-ill-can-make-shadow-of-euthanasia-disappear-pope-says VATICAN – Caring for the sick, especially those near death, cannot be reduced simply to giving them medicine, but must include providing healing and comfort that gives their lives value and meaning, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:19:07 -0400 Coalition marks 20 years in euthanasia fight /item/28047-coalition-marks-20-years-in-euthanasia-fight /item/28047-coalition-marks-20-years-in-euthanasia-fight

It would seem the war over euthanasia is over, but the fight is not ending for Alex Schadenberg.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:54:40 -0400 English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones /home/international/item/28021-english-bishop-commends-government-ruling-on-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones /home/international/item/28021-english-bishop-commends-government-ruling-on-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones MANCHESTER, England – A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:38:51 -0400 Conservative platform included protection of conscience rights /item/27755-conservative-platform-included-protection-of-conscience-rights /item/27755-conservative-platform-included-protection-of-conscience-rights

A petition demanding conscience rights for doctors who oppose assisted suicide is the first move in a multi-pronged strategy to persuade OntarioƵapp new government to enshrine such rights in law.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:11:27 -0400 Legal action pondered on Canada Summer Jobs attestation /item/27466-legal-action-pondered-on-canada-summer-jobs-attestation /item/27466-legal-action-pondered-on-canada-summer-jobs-attestation

OTTAWA – Several Christian organizations, including the Catholic Civil Rights League, are exploring legal options to fight the Canada Summer Jobs pro-abortion attestation.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 30 May 2018 08:50:50 -0400 Pope, others mourn death of British toddler Alfie Evans /home/international/item/27279-pope-others-mourn-death-of-british-toddler-alfie-evans /home/international/item/27279-pope-others-mourn-death-of-british-toddler-alfie-evans LIVERPOOL, England – Pope Francis said he was mourning the death of English toddler Alfie Evans, who died four days after doctors withdrew his life support system.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:09:20 -0400 Italy grants citizenship to Alfie Evans in attempt to guarantee his care /home/international/item/27236-italy-grants-citizenship-to-alfie-evans-in-attempt-to-guarantee-his-care /home/international/item/27236-italy-grants-citizenship-to-alfie-evans-in-attempt-to-guarantee-his-care VATICAN – The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.
]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:45:36 -0400