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Abortion “buffer zone” bill defeated in Manitoba

By Catholic Register staff [Canadian Catholic News] – Pro-life forces in Manitoba scored a victory on Oct. 14 when an NDP bill seeking to create a protest buffer zone around facilities providing abortions was voted down…


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From pain to forgiveness: a survivor shares his story

A Cree elder tells hundreds of parishioners about his childhood in the residential school and foster system By Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic [Richmond, BC – Canadian Catholic News] – Rousing applause sounded as Cree…




Dioceses send strong vaccine message

By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Canadian Catholic News] – The message across the country for parishioners, volunteers and staff at Catholic churches is clear: please get vaccinated. While COVID-19 vaccination policies being formulated in dioceses…


Reconciliation efforts continue beyond Sept. 30

By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – Indigenous leaders and Canadians who have long sought a path forward towards reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians for past abuses such as the residential school system remain…



Human trafficking report focuses on victim voice

By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Edmonton – Canadian Catholic News] – When appraising the landscape through a global lens, a case can be made that 2021 has been a banner year in the fight…