The Earth Summit II -- held at the United Nations in New York City from June 23 - 27 -- was viewed by environmentalists with a renewed hope and commitment to sustainable development, but after months of arduous negotiations, it was obvious that governments had paid lip service to past financial commitments and priorities for environmental protection. Nevertheless, there was a concerted [...]
Campaign Life Coalition is adding its name to a drive for a "conscience clause" which would protect health care workers from participating in abortions and other practices which would be contrary to their moral values. The issue came to a head in August when Catholic nurses at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital reported they were being pressured to assist in abortions. Several of [...]
Ontario's pro-life community hopes to make some impact in provincial municipal elections scheduled for Monday, November 10. While the provincial government's mega-city legislation is expected to dominate the municipal election agenda, voters will be curious to note what measure of pro-family sentiment might be found among candidates vying for city councillor and school board trustee positions. Pro-family elements will also note what [...]
What began as a single letter questioning the tactics of a pro-life activist has developed into something larger. That activist Linda Gibbons sits week after week in a jail cell should be no surprise to regular readers of The Interim. Linda's activities in defence of unborn children, and her willful defiance of an Ontario injunction restricting pro-life witnessing in the province, have [...]
NEW YORK (CWN) - John Cardinal O'Connor of New York September 14 joined the Vatican Secretary of State in condemning Mother Teresa's critics in the media who have become vocal after her death September 5. "I must confess my deep regret at what I consider the almost unbelievably tasteless manner in which some of the television and radio stations reported on the [...]