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Pride flag to fly at schools Pride flag to fly at schools By Catholic Register Staff May 13, 2021 The Pride flag will be flying over Ontario Catholic schools in a number of jurisdictions, including Toronto, in the month of June. The Toronto Catholic District School Board was the latest to choose to fly the flag to commemorate Pride month, which celebrates the LGBT community, at its May 6 meeting. Other Catholics boards that will fly the flag are Waterloo, Wellington and Thunder Bay. Trustees in the Halton Catholic District School Board chose not to fly the flag. The Archdiocese of Toronto, in a May 4 reflection on inclusion after numerous inquiries from education partners, acknowledged the passionate feelings on all sides of the issue. ....
Bishops launch new family office February 20, 2021 OTTAWA A new organization focused on supporting families within the Catholic Church in Canada is now up and running. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new Office for Family and Life began operations on Feb. 15, “Family Day” in six Canadian provinces. The new office, which in essence replaces the previous Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF), is expected to also work closely with a new CCCB Standing Committee for Family and Life. “The new office will undertake its mandate to grow the conference’s engagement with diocesan personnel for family and life issues, as well as to cultivate relationships with external organizations and individuals,” a CCCB statement said, adding it will foster “the exchange of ideas, network-building and advocacy focused on the pastoral care of families and the dignity of human life from conception until natural death.” ....