The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:19:27 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Editorial: An Easter people will triumph /columns/item/36594-editorial-an-easter-people-will-triumph /columns/item/36594-editorial-an-easter-people-will-triumph

Yet another media story slides by portending discouragement of the Faith in a political atmosphere that sometimes seems concocted to deny breath to religious belief.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:49:12 -0400 For adoptee, PEI ‘a great spot to land’ /item/34313-for-adoptee-pei-a-great-spot-to-land /item/34313-for-adoptee-pei-a-great-spot-to-land

In an adoption story come full circle, New York native Michael Flanagan is back living in Prince Edward Island, the place of his birth motheröÏÓãÊÓƵapp roots.

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:54:42 -0400 Religious beliefs at centre of Christian coupleöÏÓãÊÓƵapp dispute with child services agency /item/28959-religious-beliefs-at-centre-of-christian-couple-s-dispute-with-child-services-agency /item/28959-religious-beliefs-at-centre-of-christian-couple-s-dispute-with-child-services-agency

OTTAWA – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has warned an Ontario child services agency it could face legal action for discriminating against a Christian couple.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:53:57 -0500 Assisted reproduction, surrogacy laws challenged /item/27520-assisted-reproduction-surrogacy-laws-challenged /item/27520-assisted-reproduction-surrogacy-laws-challenged

A private memberöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bill that would decriminalize the purchase of sperm, eggs and rent-a-womb surrogacy would open the door to exploitation of poor women and legalize a form of child trafficking, according to a member of the 1990s Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:21:58 -0400 'Easter bunny' ruling is fuel for religious freedom fight /item/26977-easter-bunny-ruling-is-fuel-for-religious-freedom-fight /item/26977-easter-bunny-ruling-is-fuel-for-religious-freedom-fight OTTAWA – A court ruling that has upheld the rights of religious freedom and expression in the so-called Easter Bunny case seems to support those who will to take the federal government to court over the controversial Canada Summer Jobs application, said lawyer John Carpay.
]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:42:23 -0400 Peter Stockland: There is nothing silly about this bunny tale /opinion/item/26989-peter-stockland-there-is-nothing-silly-about-this-bunny-tale /opinion/item/26989-peter-stockland-there-is-nothing-silly-about-this-bunny-tale

SomethingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp topsy-turvy when a Canadian Christian couple must go to court to clear their names because they refused to lie on the StateöÏÓãÊÓƵapp orders.

]]> peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:43:44 -0400 Editorial: Hare-brained rule /columns/item/26988-editorial-hare-brained-rule /columns/item/26988-editorial-hare-brained-rule It is a frightening world when those with power assume they can dictate to those without how they must think and what they must say.
]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:00:15 -0400 Catholic program for abandoned babies saves first newborn in Edmonton /item/26613-catholic-program-for-abandoned-babies-saves-first-newborn-in-edmonton /item/26613-catholic-program-for-abandoned-babies-saves-first-newborn-in-edmonton EDMONTON – A safe-haven program called Angel Cradle, operated by Covenant Health, may have saved a newborn baby's life.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Wed, 03 Jan 2018 12:16:58 -0500 Edmonton coupleöÏÓãÊÓƵapp adoption bid rejected because of religious beliefs, suit claims /item/26350-edmonton-couples-adoption-bid-rejected-because-of-religious-beliefs-suit-claims /item/26350-edmonton-couples-adoption-bid-rejected-because-of-religious-beliefs-suit-claims A Christian couple in Edmonton has filed a lawsuit against Alberta Child and Family öÏÓãÊÓƵapp claiming the agency denied their application to adopt due to their religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality. 
]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:14:04 -0500 Life Chain hits the streets /item/26115-life-chain-hits-the-streets /item/26115-life-chain-hits-the-streets Thousands of people joined the Life Chain peaceful protest against abortion on Oct. 1 at more than 200 street corners across Canada.]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:40:02 -0400