The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:22 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Charles Lewis: When does a baby become an ‘it’? /opinion/columnists/item/30539-charles-lewis-when-does-a-baby-become-an-it /opinion/columnists/item/30539-charles-lewis-when-does-a-baby-become-an-it

I have been following an online course on St. Thomas Aquinas provided by the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. 

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:01:16 -0400
A trip of peace, protest and patience /opinion/columnists/item/27414-a-trip-of-peace-protest-and-patience /opinion/columnists/item/27414-a-trip-of-peace-protest-and-patience

OTTAWA – Prodded by an increasing intolerance for those who profess pro-life convictions — most pointedly and menacingly by no one less than our prime minister — my wife and I decided it was time to walk the walk and made our way up to Ottawa for the 21st annual National March for Life. I had attended one of the very earliest of these marches back around the turn of the century and had a pretty good idea what we were in for.

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herman.goodden@catholicregister.org (Herman Goodden) Register Columnists Wed, 16 May 2018 13:37:36 -0400
New Mexico bishops concerned by Catholic legislators’ advocacy of euthanasia, abortion /home/international/item/24595-new-mexico-bishops-concerned-by-catholic-legislators-advocacy-of-euthanasia-abortion /home/international/item/24595-new-mexico-bishops-concerned-by-catholic-legislators-advocacy-of-euthanasia-abortion

SANTA FE – New Mexico Bishops released a statement last week discouraging public advocacy from Catholic legislators for abortions and assisted suicide on behalf of their Catholic faith.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:50:00 -0400
Speaking Out: It's time to stand up for the pre-born /item/23928-as-p-e-i-opens-abortion-clinics-it-s-time-to-stand-up-for-pre-born /item/23928-as-p-e-i-opens-abortion-clinics-it-s-time-to-stand-up-for-pre-born

In late March 2016, it was announced that a WomenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Wellness Centre was being built in Summerside, P.E.I. It is the first abortion clinic to open on the Island and is scheduled to begin seeing patients in January 2017.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:53:19 -0500
Biden receives high Catholic honour despite pro-abortion stance /home/international/item/22329-biden-receive-high-catholic-honour-despite-pro-abortion-stance /home/international/item/22329-biden-receive-high-catholic-honour-despite-pro-abortion-stance

Vice President Joseph Biden stood at the University of Notre DameöÏÓãÊÓƵapp commencement ceremony on Sunday (May 15) with a medal signifying American CatholicismöÏÓãÊÓƵapp highest honor slung on a blue velvet rope around his neck.

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International Mon, 16 May 2016 10:49:59 -0400
Campus pro-lifers sue Alberta university /item/22250-campus-pro-lifers-sue-alberta-university /item/22250-campus-pro-lifers-sue-alberta-university

A campus pro-life group has filed a lawsuit against the University of Alberta claiming it infringed on the pro-lifers’ freedom of speech by charging the group a $17,500 security fee to host a public event on campus.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 03 May 2016 14:00:00 -0400
Northern Ireland bishops urge voters to ask about abortion, poverty /home/international/item/22244-northern-ireland-bishops-urge-voters-to-ask-about-abortion-poverty /home/international/item/22244-northern-ireland-bishops-urge-voters-to-ask-about-abortion-poverty

DUBLIN – Northern Ireland's Catholic bishops urged Massgoers to support candidates opposed to legalizing abortion in elections to the region's power-sharing assembly May 5.

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International Mon, 02 May 2016 13:25:49 -0400
Abortion drug to be available by July /item/22203-abortion-drug-to-be-available-by-july /item/22203-abortion-drug-to-be-available-by-july

OTTAWA – With Health Canada expected to make an abortion drug available in July, pro-life groups and doctors are concerned with how it will change perceptions surrounding abortion.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:33:37 -0400
Pro-life activist Mary Wagner set free /item/22196-pro-life-activist-mary-wagner-set-free /item/22196-pro-life-activist-mary-wagner-set-free

TORONTO – Despite receiving the maximum penalty at a sentencing hearing for her pro-life activism, Mary Wagner walked out of Toronto's Old City Hall a relatively free woman April 23.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:06:52 -0400
A pro-information look at abortion without the hostilities /item/22176-a-pro-information-look-at-abortion-without-the-hostilities /item/22176-a-pro-information-look-at-abortion-without-the-hostilities

Pro-life versus pro-choice has dominated the abortion debate for as long as the issue has been around. A new documentary film hopes to go beyond that debate.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:30:00 -0400