‘Stop wasting human lives’: Catholic church speaks out against Duterte’s war on drugs

Published time: 20 Aug, 2017 11:42 The Archbishop of Manila has spoken out against Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs following a week of deadly raids which saw over 80 people killed, including a 17-year-old boy. “We knock on the consciences of those who kill even the helpless, especially those who cover their faces […]

The Catholic church dabbles with impact investing

The pontiff makes an impact “YOU cannot serve both God and money,” admonishes the Bible. But the church has always tried. In the Middle Ages monasteries were what would now be termed social enterprises. They would produce bread, books or other goods. A Franciscan monk is credited with codifying double-entry book-keeping. These days the Catholic […]

The Catholic church dabbles with impact investing

The pontiff makes an impact “YOU cannot serve both God and money,” admonishes the Bible. But the church has always tried. In the Middle Ages monasteries were what would now be termed social enterprises. They would produce bread, books or other goods. A Franciscan monk is credited with codifying double-entry book-keeping. These days the Catholic […]

Why Ontario’s Catholic hospitals may no longer be able to pass on offering assisted death

While more than 630 Ontarians have ended their lives with the help of a nurse or doctor, none of those happened within hospitals that have historic ties to the Catholic Church. But advocates argue that publicly funded health-care centres should be legally bound to offer medical assistance in dying. CBC | Health News

Pope orders Catholic charity to stop offering euthanasia in its Belgian wards

Published time: 11 Aug, 2017 11:13 Pope Francis has ordered a dissenting Belgian branch of a Catholic charity to stop offering euthanasia to patients of psychiatric wards or face expulsion. Taking a person’s life, even his own, is a grave sin in Christianity, and the Pope has repeatedly spoken against euthanasia. The Brothers of Charity […]

Canada’s Trudeau asks Pope to apologize for Catholic Church’s abuse of indigenous children

Published time: 30 May, 2017 04:32 Edited time: 30 May, 2017 04:34 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologize for decades of abuse suffered by indigenous children in schools run by the Catholic Church. Canada’s “residential schools” system was set up in the late 19th century to assimilate […]

Catholic Archbishop compares abortion to Nazi eugenics program

Brisbane’s Archbishop Mark Coleridge has compared Queensland’s proposed decriminalization of abortion to Nazi Germany’s eugenics program. The priest is facing backlash over his comments from politicians pushing for reform. The Catholic bishop drew comparisons to both China and Nazi Germany in his statements which described his fears that the proposed legislation would decriminalize late-term abortions. […]