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Despite postponement, Canadian government ‘fully committed’ to expanding assisted suicide, warn country’s bishops

February 20, 2024

NEW YORK – The Canadian government remains just as committed to its drive to expand assisted suicide despite a decision to postpone expanding current euthanasia policy to include people suffering solely from mental illness, the country’s bishops have warned. As a result, the postponement doesn’t represent “good news”, with the bishops citing the government’s unwavering

Pope Francis’ upcoming meeting with Indigenous delegation a step toward healing, Canadian bishops say

November 11, 2021

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 10, 2021 / 11:37 am The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released further details of its upcoming trip to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis alongside representatives from the country’s Indigenous populations. The group will include 25 to 30 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis elders, knowledge keepers, survivors of residential

Pope Francis to visit Canada in ‘pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation’ with Indigenous peoples

October 28, 2021

Vatican City, Oct 27, 2021 / 09:00 am The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis is considering an invitation to visit Canada in light of the Canadian bishops’ “pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.” A communique from the Holy See Press Office on Oct. 27 said that the pope has “indicated his willingness to

Canadian bishops: Marijuana use is sinful, despite legalisation

June 26, 2018

Canada is only second country in the world to legalise recreational use of cannabis

Religious leaders urge Trudeau to drop pro-abortion requirement for summer jobs funding

January 28, 2018

Cardinal Collins deplores ‘wide-open ideological test’

Trudeau’s overseas abortion policy ‘a reprehensible example of imperialism,’ says bishop

March 13, 2017

Bishop Crosby says investment in overseas abortion services is an attempt to impose 'so-called Canadian values on other nations'

Dutch cardinal warns Canadian bishops about ‘slippery slope’ of euthanasia

September 28, 2016

Cardinal Willem Eijk addressed a meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Canadian commission insists Pope apologise for abusive residential schools

June 04, 2015

The report said the Catholic-run schools put aboriginal Canadians through assimilation amounting to 'cultural genocide'