Religion

The truth about clergy abuse

In early October, a former Roman Catholic bishop, Raymond Lahey, was charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography. Whether he is guilty or not is yet to be decided, but the case does look extremely bad. Beyond what he is accused of having had on his laptop computer recently, it is also alleged that he was seen in [...]

2009-11-17T21:36:42-05:00November 13, 2009|Columnist, Michael Coren, Religion|

Peterborough bishop responds to human rights complaint

The Roman Catholic bishop of Peterborough, Nicola De Angelis, has written a pastoral letter addressing a recent complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, brought against the bishop and 12 local parishioners. In the letter, distributed on Sept. 13, he strongly redressed the OHRT’s encroachment, asserted his authority as bishop of his diocese and the autonomy of the church from state control over [...]

2009-11-20T19:43:12-05:00October 23, 2009|Human Rights Commissions, Religion|

40 Days for Life kicks off across Canada

Sept. 23 marked the official kick-off of the Fall 2009 40 Days for Life Campaign. Because of the success of the Canada-wide debut of the campaign this past Spring, seven Canadian cities have joined the roster for 40 Days for Life this Fall along with some new locations. Not only will Toronto host 2 locations this time around, but Kitchener, Ont., will [...]

2009-10-23T09:10:55-04:00October 23, 2009|Events, Issues, Pro-Life, Religion|

Godless schools

At the beginning of another school year, the parents of children in the public schools of Canada might well earnestly reflect upon what their children are likely to be taught about the vital issues of faith and morality. Fifty years ago, there was little reason for concern. Parents could have confidence that teachers in the publicly funded Catholic and non-denominational [...]

2009-09-29T05:41:14-04:00September 29, 2009|Columnist, Religion, Rory Leishman|

Catholic bishops respond to LifeSite D&P report

More than three months after LifeSiteNews.com broke open the story of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (or D&P for short) funding five Mexican organizations that support abortion, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released a report exonerating D&P of any wrongdoing. On March 12, LifeSite revealed that D&P, the Catholic bishops’ international development arm, had partnered with [...]

2009-09-14T08:45:06-04:00August 14, 2009|Abortion, Issues, Religion, Society & Culture|

Human rights tribunal investigates Ontario bishop

The Catholic bishop of Peterborough, Ont., Rev. Nicola de Angelis, is facing an investigation by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for barring a homosexual member of his flock from serving on the altar. When 12 members of St. Michael’s parish in Cobourg, Ont. strongly expressed concerns to their bishop about Jim Corcoran, a homosexual altar server living with his same-sex [...]

2009-09-14T08:39:51-04:00August 14, 2009|Human rights, Issues, Religion|

Ode to Foy

In June 2009, as the Catholic church began its celebration of the “Year of the Priest,” Monsignor Vincent Foy celebrated a truly remarkable milestone: his 70th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. We offer our sincere congratulations and express our profound gratitude to him on this happy occasion, for no priest has worked as hard, as long or as well to defend [...]

2009-08-13T13:13:29-04:00July 13, 2009|Editorials, Profiles, Religion|

Dan Heffernan: a knight in pro-life armor

With close to 240,000 members, the Knights of Columbus is Canada's largest Catholic organization. In keeping with Catholic teaching, the order is officially pro-life and over the years, has donated thousands of volunteer hours and millions of dollars to the pro-life cause. Leading the charge in Ontario is Dan Heffernan, the organization's state advocate for the province. Heffernan first became [...]

2009-07-01T19:18:48-04:00June 30, 2009|Issues, Pro-Life, Religion|

The cure

A round-bellied African child and an eager-eyed American politician approach a well. As they creep closer, they notice a sign saying, “If you are starving, I shall provide you with a life-giving substance. Tell me when you last ate.” The child takes a deep breath and with a small grin mutters, “I haven’t eaten in three days.” Nothing happens. The [...]

2009-07-20T12:28:05-04:00June 20, 2009|Human rights, Religion|
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