Recent Catholic News

CANADIAN SENATOR URGES CHANGES TO CATHOLIC EDUCATION FUNDING

OTTAWA, May 16 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Thursday, in the Senate, Senator Noel Kinsella urged the Ontario government to alter its stance with regard to Catholic school funding in the province.  Kinsella referred to the recent condemnation of Ontario by the United Nations Human Rights Committee for funding only Catholic denominational schools.  Ontario refused to alter its funding system explaining that the funding was constitutionally guaranteed. Kinsella urged a revision of the Ontario position.  “Have there been consultations between the Government of Canada, which represents us internationally, and the Government of Ontario,  which does not seem to be taking this condemnation […]
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CANADIAN BISHOPS DIVIDED OVER SUPPORT FOR RADICAL FEMINIST MARCH

OTTAWA, May 16 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Only days after Cardinal Ambrozic, Archbishop of Toronto, issued a letter condemning the association of the Archdiocese with the abortion and homosexual marriage supporting March of Women 2000, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)  along with the Catholic Women’s League (CWL), the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP), and the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) issued a press release reaffirming support for the march.  LifeSite has obtained a copy of the cardinal’s May 9 letter to the priests of the archdiocese explaining that “the association of (CCODP) with this group (International March of […]
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US BISHOPS DENOUNCE ‘CATHOLICS’ FOR A FREE CHOICE

WASHINGTON, May 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The US Catholic Bishops have denounced the pro-abortion group “Catholics for a Free Choice” saying they are guilty of “anti-Catholic bigotry.” The statement read, “As the Catholic Bishops of the United States have stated for many years, the use of the name Catholic as a platform for promoting the taking of innocent human life and ridiculing the Church is offensive not only to Catholics, but to all who expect honesty and forthrightness in public discourse.” Canadian pro-lifers are urged to write their local bishops asking them to similarly denounce Catholics for a Free Choice.
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CARDINAL AMBROZIC REACTS TO FUNDING OF ABORTION SUPPORTING MARCH

TORONTO, May 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, the Archbishop of Toronto, has taken action in response to the LifeSite News revelation of the funding of the pro-abortion and pro-homosexual March of Women 2000 by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP). This latest news is carried on the front page of today’s National Post. The paper reveals that the cardinal has instructed ShareLife to cut funding to CCODP by about $15,000 in protest to the Catholic agency’s support for the march. In a letter to all priests in the Toronto archdiocese, Cardinal Ambrozic wrote, “many of our […]
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REFLECTIONS ON THE MARCH FOR LIFE

OTTAWA, May 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last Wednesday and Thursday, Canadians from across the country gathered in the nation’s capital to sorrowfully commemorate the 31st anniversary of the legalization of abortion in Canada and the resulting death of over 2.3 million pre-born babies. Over 400 gathered Wednesday at a pro-life dinner with Members of Parliament. The attendees were addressed by the pro-life politicians and by Andrew Fournier, the young person who is walking across Canada for Life. On Thursday some 2,500 pro-lifers gathered on Parliament Hill and were greeted by a host of political leaders, some 20 in all. From there […]
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US NEWS ROUNDUP

Last Tuesday the US House “overwhelmingly passed” the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, including Rep. Tom Coburn’s (R- Okla.) amendment that would require condoms to carry labels warning that they do not effectively block HPV (Rosen, Raleigh News & Observer, 5/10).
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IMMIGRATION BILL TO REDEFINE ‘FAMILY’

OTTAWA, May 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) –  On April 6, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration introduced Bill C-31, which will re-define the term “family” for the purposes of family-class immigration. The Canada Family Action Coalition (CFAC) notes that the family-class allows legitimate immigrants from other categories (such as entrepreneurs) to sponsor family members as immigrants. The current law restricts family to those individuals related by blood,  marriage or adoption. The new Act will now include common-law partners and homosexuals as ‘spouses.’ Bill C-31 was debated at second reading May 1 and May 9. CFAC warns that the Act is a direct […]
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LIFESITE NEWSBYTES

Clear your calendars for October 26-28 for the Canadian National Pro-Life Conference in Toronto at the Regal Constellation. Keynote speakers include the dynamic Prof. Charles Rice of Notre Dame, and hugely popular Prof. Peter Kreeft of Boston College. SPUC reported that last week was been designated National Condom Week in Britain. Schools,  surgeries and health clinics will display posters and leaflets promoting contraceptives and millions of teenagers will be told the ‘safe’ sex message. Abortion, legalized in South Africa by Nelson Mandela is now responsible for 107 abortions per day in state hospitals in the nation. Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang […]
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT BILL IN COMMITTEE HEARINGS

OTTAWA, May 15 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last week parliament voted to send bill C-19, the bill which would “implement in Canada the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)”, to committee. Presentations in favour of the bill are being heard today by the Foreign Affairs Committee. All parties voted in favour of the bill’s being sent to committee except the Canadian Alliance which opposes the measure. Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy spoke on the bill (called the “Crimes Against Humanity Act”), in the House of Commons noting that the ICC will be established in the Hague once 60 states have […]
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BISHOP DEFENDS FUNDING OF PRO-ABORTION MARCH

CALGARY, May 9 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Speaking at a pro-life conference in Alberta, Bishop Fred Henry defended the giving of $110,000 to the March of Women 2000 despite the fact that the March supports abortion. The Calgary Herald reported that Bishop Henry said the grant was justified since the March also supports many just women’s causes. The bishop called pro-life activists some of “the rudest people I have to deal with.” Bishop Henry’s defense of the March funding comes in the wake of statements by other Canadian bishops who are upset at the donation given through the Canadian Catholic Organization for […]
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