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Trudeau Leaves Behind an Anti-Catholic Legacy
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has received permission from the National Catholic Register to reprint this article authored by Peter Laffin in its entirety.
2024 Christmas Message and Update from Phil Horgan, CCRL President and General Counsel
Jesus Christ was born into an oppressive society. He nevertheless sowed hope and peace to a world in need of salvation. It is our prayerful wish that we find solace in the promises of Our Lord.
Tickets are Availible for the CCRL’s 2024 Dinner in Toronto on November 13 featuring Exner Award Winner Charles Lewis and Guest Speaker Fr. Kevin Belgrave
The League’s 2024 Dinner will take place in Toronto on November 13. The evening will include a talk by moral theologian and seminary professor Fr. Kevin Belgrave. The Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life will be presented to Charles Lewis.
CCRL Hosts its 2024 Dinner in Toronto on November 13 featuring Exner Award Winner Charles Lewis and Guest Speaker Fr. Kevin Belgrave
The League’s 2024 Dinner will take place in Toronto on November 13. The evening will include a talk by moral theologian and seminary professor Fr. Kevin Belgrave. The Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life will be presented to Charles Lewis.
The CCRL Decries the Removal of Daily Mass at Ottawa Hospitals
The League cannot accept the decision by administration at Ottawa General and Ottawa Civic Hospitals to remove daily Mass.
CCRL Statement on the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Is there much doubt that the leading edge of the aggressive secular culture seeks to aim its fire on Catholics and Catholic doctrine?
Bill C-367 and Bill C-63 Threaten the Expression of Catholic Beliefs
The CCRL will monitor developments as they are introduced. Bills that threaten our cherished constitutional freedoms require explicit and fulsome debate.
Church Attacks Database, Euthanasia Top the CCRL’s Agenda in 2024
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has focused on attacks against churches and the threat of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia expansion in our media work to start 2024.
Christmas Message and Update from Phil Horgan, CCRL President and General Counsel
May we continue to find hope and peace, as we accept the coming of Christ. May He find a place in our hearts, and may we reflect that joy to others.

Charles Lewis, Winner of CCRL’s Exner Award
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that it has chosen journalist Charles Lewis as the winner of the League’s annual Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life.
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