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Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria.

Tabernacle stolen from Canadian Catholic cathedral 

Sep 8, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The Bishop of St. Catharines, Ontario is appealing for thieves to return the consecrated Host after the tabernacle was stolen... Read more

Canadian appeal court to hear case of hospice refusing to offer euthanasia

Aug 28, 2020

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has agreed to hear a case of a hospice trying to preserve its historical... Read more

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Physician assisted suicides double in Canada

Jul 30, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The number of Canadians killed by physician-assisted suicide nearly doubled between 2017 and 2019, according to a report released by... Read more

One of the stations of the cross at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sudbury, Ontario.

Canadian Catholic diocese aims to repair defaced Stations of the Cross

Jun 30, 2020

A Canadian diocese said it will aim to repair six statues whose heads and arms were cut off in an... Read more

 Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Halifax.

Canadian archbishop offers prayers after mass shooting

Apr 21, 2020

The Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth in Canada has offered prayers for the victims of a weekend shooting rampage in a small... Read more

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto at the Vatican, 2013.

Cardinal Collins blasts Canadian assisted dying laws

Mar 2, 2020

Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued... Read more

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Canadian hospice forced to close after refusing to offer assisted dying

Feb 28, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A hospice in Canada has lost its funding and is being forced to close after refusing to offer medically assisted suicide.  Read more

Terminally ill patient and assisting family member.

Canadian bishops condemn new medical suicide measures

Feb 27, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The Catholic bishops of Canada issued a statement on Wednesday, condemning parliament’s efforts to further expand medically assisted suicide to... Read more

Interior of the Senate Chamber in the Canadian Parliament.

Canadian bill to allow medical suicide even if death not 'reasonably foreseeable'

Feb 25, 2020

The bill will introduce “new and modified safeguards” for people eligible for euthanasia but who are not predicted to die in the immediate... Read more

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Experts warn Canadian medical suicide law is 'most permissive in the world'

Feb 14, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A new report has warned against expanding access to euthanasia in Canada to those with mental illnesses.  Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a press conference after a meeting with the German Chancellor in the Federal Chanclery in Berlin. February 2017.

Canadian archbishop warns Trudeau over new 'assisted dying' laws

Feb 3, 2020

The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decrying the effort to... Read more

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Perform euthanasia or lose government funding, Canadian hospice told

Jan 22, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A Canadian hospice is at risk of losing its government funding over its refusal to euthanize patients who request an... Read more

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Euthanasia increases organ donations in Canada amid ethical concerns

Jan 7, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Canadians who choose medical suicide are being actively solicited for their organs in a practice one Member of Parliament said raises... Read more

Quebec considers expanding eligibility for euthanasia

Dec 3, 2019

Quebec's health minister announced Friday that the province will open a consultation on allowing euthanasia for people who can no... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Quebec City.

Relics of Canadian saints stolen from Quebec City's Cathedral

Oct 25, 2019

By Mary Farrow

The Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Quebec is working to replace relics of Canadian saints that were stolen after... Read more

Sole private abortion clinic in New Brunswick to close

Oct 11, 2019

Clinic 554, the only private abortion clinic in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, is closing because of financial instability,... Read more

Family questions criteria after euthanization of Canadian man

Sep 30, 2019

After Alan Nichols' death by voluntary euthanasia at a British Columbia hospital in July, his family have questioned the imprecision... Read more

Be teachers of youth, Canadian bishops' president tells plenary assembly

Sep 24, 2019

Beginning the plenary assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Monday, Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil called his... Read more

Catholic hospital in Nova Scotia required to offer assisted suicide, euthanasia

Sep 20, 2019

A Catholic hospital in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia will now be required to offer assisted suicide and euthanasia... Read more

Silhouette of a doctor walking in a hurry in the hospital corridor.

Canadian man receives assisted death after funding cut for in-home care

Aug 16, 2019

The family of a Canadian man with ALS is urging the country’s government to change the way it treats patients after he received a... Read more