Respect religious freedom for parents and students, says League

OTTAWA, May 13, 2009 – The Catholic Civil Rights League supports the right of parents to direct the education of their children, and in particular to choose the religious education of their children. Both rights are the subject of a court hearing in Quebec Superior...

Angels and Demons’ mix of fiction, myth and stereotype

TORONTO, May 6, 2009 – The movie Angels and Demons, based on the Dan Brown novel of the same name, is scheduled to open in North America on May 15. The Catholic Civil Rights League has these comments about the storyline:   Prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels and...

League welcomes papal meeting with aboriginal leaders

TORONTO, ON, April 29, 2009 – The Catholic Civil Rights League welcomes today’s meeting between Pope Benedict and a delegation of Canadian Church and aboriginal leaders, including Archbishop V. James Weisgerber of Winnipeg, president of the Canadian Conference of...

Michael Coren to address CCRL Spring dinner

TORONTO, April 27, 2009 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that its fifth annual Spring dinner will take place June 3 at the University of Toronto. Guest speaker will be Catholic writer and broadcaster Michael Coren, probably Canada’s most...