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Amanda Achtman's last photo with her grandfather, Joseph Achtman.

Fighting euthanasia in Canada: Amanda Achtman is a millennial on a mission 

Nov 5, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

Achtman, who has launched the Dying to Meet You project, says “it’s not so much that we have a culture... Read more

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Survey in Canada: Religious hospitals should not be forced to provide MAiD

Oct 29, 2023

By The B.C. Catholic

A recent survey showed that the majority of people in British Columbia support the right of religiously affiliated health care... Read more

Fraser Health CEO Dr. Victoria Lee announces a new hospice for Langley in 2020. Fraser Health is receiving complaints for promoting euthanasia, including to a group of pensioners. Information from the presentation shows 17% of euthanasia deaths in B.C. are performed in hospices.

Canada health authority criticized for offering medical assistance in dying to pensioners

Sep 26, 2023

By Paul Schratz / The B.C. Catholic

A recent presentation by a regional MAiD leader to retired municipal employees featured eligibility criteria and the process for accessing... Read more

Priests celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for two new Canadian Saints in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 12, 2014.

Canadian bishops to meet Monday to discuss euthanasia, protection of minors

Sep 22, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will take place Sept. 25–28 just outside of... Read more

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Catholic hospital under fire for naming euthanasia provider as palliative care director

Sep 16, 2023

By Anna Farrow

Dr. Danielle Kain is a palliative care specialist who is both a staunch proponent and practitioner of euthanasia. Read more

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Mourners fill St. Peter's Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025, as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis. The Vatican reports more than 128,000 people have visited since Wednesday morning.

LIVE UPDATES: Vatican reports on Friday morning that 128,000 mourners have viewed Pope Francis' body

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (right) waits prior to the start of a consistory during which 20 new cardinals are to be created by the Pope, on Aug. 27, 2022 at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. (

Cardinal Becciu claims conclave vote despite loss of privileges

Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, center, speaks about Pope Francis at a press conference at the Jesuit general curia in Rome on April 24, 2025.

Jesuit superior Father Sosa: Pope Francis did not seek popularity

Catholic Charities USA sign at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Catholic Charities USA to launch nationwide traveling exhibit on Christian service

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Professor fired for warning about child ‘gender transitions’ gets $1.6 million settlement

Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai (left) and Bishop Yang Xiaoting (right) at Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

China largely silent on Pope Francis’ death amid global tributes

Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba. on Feb. 12, 2016.

Top ecumenical initiatives of Pope Francis: a retrospective  

Cardinals process past Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Here are the cardinals offering Masses for the 9 days of mourning for Pope Francis

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Canadian bishops: Protect life, freedom, and vulnerable in upcoming election

“The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Aug. 11, 2021.

Celebrities who met Pope Francis share their memories of the late pontiff

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