The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:15:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Speaking Out: Human rights begin in the womb /item/33310-speaking-out-human-rights-begin-in-the-womb /item/33310-speaking-out-human-rights-begin-in-the-womb

As the economic successes of the Industrial Age gave way to grandiose advancements of the modern technological era, society was presumed to be a great beacon of civilization. Humans see ourselves as formidable and intelligent as we learn more and more.

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This past fall, my mother received a call from the care home in Yorkton, Sask., where her eldest sister was a resident. My mother was informed that her sister had taken a turn in health and there likely wasn’t much time left. 

]]> YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:41:18 -0500 National palliative care strategy given green light /item/26532-national-palliative-care-strategy-given-green-light /item/26532-national-palliative-care-strategy-given-green-light OTTAWA – The creation of a national palliative care strategy for Canada took a significant step forward on Dec. 12 when a private memberöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bill became law.
]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 Religious leaders condemn U.S. torture practices as report is released /home/international/item/19344-religious-leaders-condemn-u-s-torture-practices-as-report-is-released /home/international/item/19344-religious-leaders-condemn-u-s-torture-practices-as-report-is-released

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace said acts of torture outlined in a Senate Intelligence Committee report "violated the God-given human dignity inherent in all people and were unequivocally wrong."

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:40:00 -0500