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‘Religious women’ have more kids, study shows

afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:56:27 -0400

Strong and active faith in God helps put more religious Canadian women in the family way, says a new report from think tank Cardus.

Kids are bridge between contrition, compassion

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 09:43:30 -0500

“I cannot believe I ever complained about being tired in the company of friends with young kids. Please forgive me!!” So tweeted new mother and journalist Bari Weiss, complete with double exclamation marks.

Understanding children are perfect as they are

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:05:42 -0400

I recently read an article reporting the reduced incidence of live births of Down syndrome across multiple European countries, attributed to increased pre-natal screening. My youngest son was born with Down syndrome in 2015, so you may imagine this kind of statistic is difficult for someone like me to learn about.

Lockdown takes toll on kids’ mental health

waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:59:35 -0400

Marina Calo has been trying to manage the online education of her five-year-old son and says it has not been easy.

Pope Francis calls on leaders, tech giants to protect children online

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:56:24 -0500

VATICAN CITY -- While digital technologies have led to advancements in communication and education, they also have led to the exploitation of children on the internet, Pope Francis said.

Church urged to take lead in protecting youth online

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:36:40 -0400

Children are in danger and Jesuit Fr. Hans Zollner believes the Catholic Church is uniquely placed to protect them.

Silent Voice bridges communication gap

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:37:55 -0400

Twelve-year-old Kisanet hardly remembers the time when she was not deaf.

Cathy Majtenyi: Ontario takes hard-hearted approach with autism plan

cmajtenyi@catholicregister.org (Cathy Majtenyi) — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:53:22 -0400

The Ontario government is advancing further along the road of privatization, this time in the area of autism therapies.

Academy for Life encourages Catholic parents to vaccinate children

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:55:29 -0400

VATICAN – Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a "clear conscience" that "the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion," said the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Francis Campbell: Canada��Ƶapp Syrian promise soon turned to sorrow

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:05:59 -0400

With great promise can come deep sorrow.