by user | Jun 12, 2015 | News
Ottawa, Ontario, May 25, 2015 – According to the United Nations, there are more than one million displaced people in Ukraine and another half a million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. Despite a ceasefire, daily violence remains a constant, with the death...
by user | Feb 1, 2013 | News
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER ON THE OCCASION OF THE Twenty-first WORLD DAY OF THE SICK (11 FEBRUARY 2013) “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37) Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. On 11 February 2013, the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, the...
by user | Oct 9, 2012 | Bishop's Posts, News
October 1, 2012 Dear Faithful, RE: Bridge of Hope – Project “Home of Hope” I am pleased to share with you a new project that the Eparchy of Edmonton has embarked on. Within our very successful not-for-profit organization Bridge of Hope – a which for many...
by user | Jul 9, 2012 | News
EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE: WHY NOT? QUICK ANSWERS TO COMMON ARGUMENTS Catholic Organization for Life and the Family (www.colf.ca) According to some surveys, three-quarters of Canadians would favour the legalization of euthanasia. Above all, they fear one day...
by user | Sep 24, 2011 | News
September 19, 2011 Your Excellency: As I write, media coverage of the situation in the Horn of Africa, where the people are continuing to struggle against a murderous drought, is ever more rare. But this silence has not prevented Catholics from across the country, and...
