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Quebec parents seek freedom of religion in schools
Quebec City, March 12, 2007 – A number of public interest groups, including the League, held a press conference today to ask all the province’s political leaders to re-consider the plan to replace religious instruction in publicly-funded schools with a secular ethics...
Leave to appeal sought in Three Parent case
Markham, Ont. March 5, 2007 Application for Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was filed today in the AA v BB case. Don Hutchinson, spokesperson for the intervenor Alliance for Marriage and Family, of which the League is a member, stated, This case is...
From Jerusalem, tall tales
By MICHAEL COREN National Post Wednesday, February 28, 2007 It is, I suppose, a great Canadian moment: producer James Cameron and director Simcha Jacobovici announcing to the world that they have found the tomb of Jesus, His wife, His child and assorted friends...
Claim of finding Jesus family tomb fraudulent but predictable, says League
TORONTO, February 27, 2007 The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today commented on the claim by two Canadian film personalities that they have evidence that a Jerusalem tomb may house the remains of Jesus and his family. The announcement was made yesterday...
Future of humanity depends on right to life, says Pope
Guaranteeing the right to life is a duty upon which the future of humanity depends, says Pope in address to Pontifical Academy for Life. Report from LifeSite News, February 26, 2007
Jesus’ Family Tomb Discovery is a Titanic Fraud
NEW YORK, February 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Titanic" director James Cameron and Canadian TV-director Simcha Jacobovici are claiming they have evidence of a Jerusalem tomb that allegedly houses the remains of Jesus and his family. However the foremost...
Address of Pope Benedict XVI to participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life
(Saturday, 24 February 2007) It is a true joy for me to receive the Members of the Pontifical Academy for Life in this Audience, held on the occasion of the 13th General Assembly, and those who are participating at this Congress on the theme: "The Christian conscience...
Why Telus ditched its plans to profit from porn
Why Telus ditched its plans to profit from pornography. News report from The Globe and Mail, February 22, 2007.
League commends Archbishop’s leadership in Telus decision
VANCOUVER, BC, February 21, 2007 The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today commented on the decision by Telus Corp. to cease providing adult content on cellular phones. Archbishop Raymond Roussin of Vancouver had earlier expressed concerns about the new...
Euthanasia is misguided mercy
Pope John Paul taught us how to respect the frail and the vulnerable, writes Father Thomas Rosica. Euthanasia is a false and misguided "mercy". From the Toronto Sun, February 18, 2007. Reprinted with permission.
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