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Vancouver, Canada, Nov 8, 2016 / 11:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a unanimous ruling, the highest court in British Columbia said that a Christian law school could not be denied accreditation merely for holding biblical beliefs on sexual morality.“A society that does not admit of and accommodate differences cannot be a free and democratic society – one in which its citizens are free to think, to disagree, to debate and to challenge the accepted view without fear of reprisal,” the high court said.“This case demonstrates that a well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in itself intolerant and illiberal.”In a unanimous Nov. 1 decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal agreed with a lower court that the Law Society of British Columbia had wrongly denied accreditation to Trinity Western University’s proposed law school.The law society had initially ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via ReutersBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Tears, prayers, caresses -- but mostof all, listening -- were the hallmarks of Pope Francis' "MercyFriday" visits during the Year of Mercy.As the jubilee began last December, Pope Francis said hewould ditch the media one Friday afternoon each month and personally try to givelife to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.Throughout the year, he used his weekly general audiencesand monthly Saturday jubilee audiences to teach about the reality of God'smercy and the obligation of sharing mercy with others.But the Mercy Friday visits -- even the two that were notheld on a Friday -- were about presence. While top personnel at the places hevisited had some advance notice, in most cases the guests, residents orpatients did not. The Mercy Fridays gave them a chance to tell the pope theirstories and, usually, to share a late afternoon snack with him.Here is a list of the pope's Mercy Friday visits throug...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Hershey has come to the rescue of a college student who had his Kit Kat bar brazenly stolen....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former home health aide rolled her eyes and insisted she wasn't guilty as she was charged Tuesday with shoving a woman onto the subway tracks under Times Square, killing her....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans seemed on track to secure two more years of House control in Tuesday's elections but with erosion of their historic majority, leaving hard-line conservatives with added clout to vex party leaders....
Americans across the country are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect the 45th president of the United States. Here's what some voters had to say on Election Day:...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- America's contest for a new leader, long, rancorous and unpredictable to the end, entered its last hours Tuesday with Hillary Clinton hoping to become the first woman elected president and billionaire businessman Donald Trump looking to crown his improbable campaign in victory....
(Vatican Radio) We cannot serve God well if we hunger after power and wealth. That was Pope Francis’ message as he reflected on the daily readings at his Santa Marta Mass on Tuesday morning.Listen to Philippa Hitchen's report: Pope Francis began his homily by saying that if we want to be good and faithful servants of the Lord, we must guard against dishonestly and the pursuit of power. But how often, he said, do we see or hear ourselves saying, even in our own homes, that “I’m in charge here?” Jesus taught us that leaders are those who serve others, and if we want to be first, we must become the servant of all. The Pope stressed that Jesus turns the values of our world upside-down, showing that the search for power is an obstacle to becoming a servant of the LordA second obstacle, he continued, is dishonesty which can also be found in the life of the Church. Jesus told us that we cannot serve two masters – God and money, the Pope warned, so ...
(Vatican Radio) A Conference aimed at combating the horror of human trafficking has entered its third day here in Rome.The event is hosted by Renate – Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking – and has brought together religious and laity from around the world.Attending the summit is philanthropist John Studzinski, the chair of trustees and co-founder of the UK-based Arise Foundation, which supports grassroots initiatives against human trafficking.Speaking to Vatican Radio, Studzinski called human trafficking “evil” and “increasingly widespread across the globe”. He said the Renate conference was helping to build links between the different organisations united against the injustice.“The best partnerships are partnerships among really good people – people who are leaders, people who are visionaries, people who have a ‘can do’ attitude and get things done,” Mr Studzinski said.“There are a number of co...
