Promotional advertisements leading up to it noted that, "For some experiences, there are no words." Nonetheless, it was the challenge of almost 4,000 journalists from all over the world to put words, sounds and images to their coverage of what proved to be one of the largest events ever held in Canada. Many have remarked that media treatment of World Youth Day [...]
Focusing on goals, and the tools pro-life activists have to make a difference, were the aims of Alliance for Life Ontario's Witnesses to Life conference, held June 8 at Holy Rosary Church in Guelph, Ont. Hosted with the help of Guelph Right to Life, the conference attracted just under 100 people, and was somewhat "low-key" in nature as it served as a [...]
Speakers highlight centrality of family in a healthy and just society Building the Culture of Love: A Rediscovery of Catholic Social Justice was the theme of the Witness Conference 2001, held at De La Salle College in Toronto on Sept. 29.The conference theme of social justice "seemed very appropriate to us," said Hugh Ranalli, Witness's vice-chairman. "In a number of talks we [...]
The Ontario CLC Conference was held in Richmond Hill, Ont., Oct. 13 and CLC national president Jim Hughes told The Interim that it was a great success, attended by more than 150 people. Speakers included CLC Youth Executive Director Tanya Granic, CLC Medical Advisor Dr. John Shea, author and lawyer Wesley Smith, Alberta MLA Julius Yankowsky and several CLC staffers. Dr. Shea [...]
One hundred and forty obstetricians and gynecologists, as well as lawyers, ethicists, midwives, theologians and leaders of pro-life groups from 40 countries, met in Rome June 17-20 to discuss "The Future of Obstetrics and Gynecology: The Fundamental Human Right to Practise and be Trained According to Conscience." The intensive three-day workshop was organized by the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC) [...]
The UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS, June 25-27, was the scene of a clash between pro-family delegates and organizations and those countries and groups that sought to extend same-sex rights. Canadian officials were among those who successfully fought against 11 nations that attempted to ban the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a group of radical activists, from the proceedings. With [...]
In the wake of highly successful national pro-life conferences in the previous two years, Campaign Life Coalition Ontario is staging a special one-day provincial conference in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto, on Oct. 13. The conference, running from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel and Convention Centre, 600 Highway 7 East, is being highlighted by two [...]
LifeSite News March for Life 2001 was a success with some 3,300 in attendance in the nation's capital on Friday May 11, demanding an end to discrimination against unborn babies. The most remarkable feature of this year's March was the large percentage of young people in the ranks of the pro-life demonstrators. This trend has been growing each year to the point [...]
"We are happy and proud to have taken home this year's East Coast Music Award in the Gospel Music category," says Janice McLaughlin, speaking for the LaPointes of Fredericton. It was the third year they were nominated, and the first year Gospel, or Christian, music was in a separate category from Blues. A nomination means that in the eyes of the professionals [...]
When she won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, many were surprised. When she delivered her acceptance speech in Oslo Norway on December 11, she surprised her skeptics even more. She was audacious enough to say things that are not usually expected on such occasions, though they were exactly the kind of things she was wont to say always and anywhere. [...]
The following letter was printed in The St. Catharines Standard shortly after the March for Life events in Ottawa May 10-11. It is reprinted here with permission. By Mary-Lou Bratko The Interim A week ago today is an anniversary for me - an anniversary of newly acquired knowledge, of newly acquired friends, of a completely new outlook on life. Last week, I [...]
National Campus Life Network symposium draws leaders from across the country By Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Canada's pro-life university students have emerged from a trying year with a renewed commitment to defending human life on campuses across the country. An optimistic tone prevailed at this year's National Campus Life Network (NCLN) symposium, January 14-16 at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. More [...]
For me, the range of topics covered was very good. I found the pro-life movement has really matured in its scope and how it handles things. The peace and calmness in the face of the horror of the culture of death was what I needed to hear and experience. In the midst of all that is happening, it was good to hear [...]