Canada’s bishops have reaffirmed that they “unanimously and unequivocally oppose the performance of either euthanasia or assisted suicide (MAiD) within health organizations with a Catholic identity.”
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There is no place for euthanasia or assisted suicide in Catholic hospitals, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Thursday. In a statement released the day after the British Columbia government said it would take over land beside Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital for a euthanasia site, the bishops reiterated their opposition to “medical assistance in dying” in Catholic...
The B.C. government rolled out a plan Wednesday to provide euthanasia and assisted suicide at St. Paul’s Hospital – by making it available beside the hospital. The Ministry of Health announced it was taking over property beside the hospital to create a “clinical space” where St. Paul’s patients requesting euthanasia can receive it without having...
Tammy Peterson, a cancer survivor, podcast host, and wife of Dr. Jordan Peterson, was on the fifth day of praying a novena to Opus Dei founder St. Josemaria Escriva when she experienced a miraculous healing from cancer. She expects to enter the Catholic Church next Easter. (Sheila Nonato photo)
By Sheila Nonato Tammy Peterson is a truth-teller and a truth-seeker. Peterson, 62, is a cancer survivor and host of The Tammy Peterson Podcast that delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. Her podcast’s subtle artwork borrows from Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, which famously illustrates the fingers of God and man almost touching....
A crowd gathers at the Vancouver Art Gallery for Sunday’s Free the Hostages rally. Archbishop Miller sent a message of prayer and support. (Archdiocese of Vancouver photo)
A crowd gathers at the Vancouver Art Gallery for Sunday’s Free the Hostages rally. Archbishop Miller sent a message of prayer and support. (Archdiocese of Vancouver photo)
Even as Fraser Health is under fire for covering up information on how it promotes euthanasia, the health authority is now offering information sessions to pensioners on how to access euthanasia. In June, Fraser Health, which denies it is promoting MAiD to patients, sent its regional MAiD leader to give a presentation to a meeting...
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More than 30 years ago, Lloyd Sweet entered a confessional after being away from his faith for decades. To this day, he remembers the profound relief he felt when the priest hearing his confession simply responded, “Welcome home.” That compassion and the wiping away of a lifetime of sins moved Sweet to express his appreciation...
