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CCRL Hosts its 2019 Dinner in Toronto on November 25 featuring Guest Speaker Deborah Gyapong
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that its 2019 Dinner will take place in Toronto on November 25 at 6:30 pm at the Sala Caboto Ballroom at 40 Playfair Ave, west of Dufferin, south of Lawrence. Tickets are $125 each for individuals. We are offering a special rate of $1000 for a table of 10. We encourage organizations, or even groups of friends to save money and help the CCRL by organizing a table. With either option an RSVP is required by calling (416) 466-8244 or 1-844-722-CCRL or by emailing ccrl@ccrl.ca.
The evening will include a talk by journalist and author Deborah Gyapong.
read moreFr. Anthony Van Hee, S.J., 2019 Winner of CCRL’s Exner Award
The CCRL announces that 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr. Anthony Van Hee from Ottawa is the winner of this year’s Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life. Fr. Tony has engaged in a regular prayerful protest to oppose abortion and in support of life on Parliament Hill since 1989. He has kept his faithful vigil for over 30 years. He was arrested in October, 2018. The CCRL is involved in a constitutional challenge to the controversial bubble zone law, under which Fr. Tony is charged.
read moreProlife Hollywood Blockbuster Film Unplanned in Canada for 1 Week Only beginning on July 12
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to report that the Hollywood Blockbuster film Unplanned is finally being screened in Canada, albeit for one week only beginning on Friday, July 12.
read moreStatement on the Denial of Conscientious Objection from the “Effective Referral” Mandate
Ontario is the only provincial or territorial jurisdiction which has made demands to this extent with its doctors. Other jurisdictions have elected to recognize such conscientious objections, or have provided a means to allow other transfers of a patient’s file, without infringing such rights.
read moreNational March for Life 2019
The right to life and the sanctity of human life is fundamental to all of the civil rights issues that the CCRL addresses through its work.
read moreAn Easter Message from CCRL President Phil Horgan
On behalf of the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) and our national Board, may you find joy in the Risen Christ, who remains the answer to all our troubles.
read moreStatement on Quebec Bill 21 to Remove Religious Symbols from Quebec Public Sector Workers
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) notes with regret last week’s introduction of proposed legislation to force all religious symbols to be removed by specific public sector workers in the province of Quebec.
read moreDéclaration sur le projet de loi 21 au Québec visant à supprimer les symboles religieux des travailleurs du secteur public québécois
La Ligue catholique des droits humains (LCDH) note avec regret la présentation, la semaine dernière, d’un projet de loi visant à obliger certains travailleurs du secteur public à enlever tout symbole religieux.
read moreAttacks at Places of Worship have no place in Canada or in any Civilized Society
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) notes with alarm and despair this morning’s knife attack of Father Claude Grou, rector of St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, while presiding at morning Mass.
read more2018 CCRL Annual Report
The League issued its 2018 Annual Report on December 12, 2018 at the CCRL’s AGM in Toronto.
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Prayer Request for CCRL 2017 Exner Award Recipient Dr. Robert Walley, founder of @MaterCareOrg https://t.co/2LFxYtJQ8i
#CatholicTwitter #Catholic #ProLife
The League Mourns the Death of Co-founder and Former Exner Award Recipient Fr. Alphonse de Valk:
https://t.co/8N6g1J9vbm
@TheBasilians @CampaignLife @TheInterimNews @catholicmag
#ProLife
The CCRL has asked its supporters to make a greater public witness to our faith this Triduum by placing crucifixes in windows and front porches on Holy Thursday and Good Friday as an outward sign of our veneration of the cross. #GoodFriday #Triduum #HolyWeek2020 #HolyWeekAtHome
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