From humble beginnings when four of their Sisters arrived in Halifax from New York in the mid-19th century, the Sisters of Charity Halifax are set to mark 175 years of service on May 11. The Sisters of Charity Halifax have been serving its community’s needs in various ways since the original Sisters arrived in the...
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Tammy Peterson’s homecoming: Popular podcaster welcomed into the Catholic Church in Toronto
By SHEILA NONATO TORONTO—In her journey towards the Catholic Church, cancer survivor, speaker and popular podcaster Tammy Peterson has endured her own cross of debilitating illness and loss. Four years ago, she was granted the miracle of healing from terminal cancer and received the grace of inner conversion. At this year’s Easter Vigil on March...
Conscience Rights Battle Rages in Nova Scotia
Christian physicians in Nova Scotia have taken up the fight against the province’s College of Physicians and Surgeons over a policy that would force physicians to refer patients for euthanasia, abortion and transgender services. Christian physicians are speaking out for physicians’ conscience rights, with a group of 24 corresponding with the medical regulator to say...