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Remember the Elderly this Christmas

Pope Francis insists that visits to the elderly should be done by many, together and often, especially in these days when the number of the elderly have increased. “Social isolation and loneliness are as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day,” Jacques Lee, a Toronto-based emergency physician, told Global News. As Canada grapples […]
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Researchers are working on a pill for loneliness, as studies suggest the condition is worse than obesity

August 12, 2019
“For some, the idea is just another sign of the creeping medicalization of everyday human woes: Is it really the best we can do to fix the loneliness ‘epidemic’?” Read more: https://nationalpost.com/health/all-the-lonely-people
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CHAC releases statement re: Bill C-7

March 17, 2019
On March 17, Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC) released a statement on Bill C-7. Catholic health organizations do not provide medical assistance in dying (“MAiD”) because it is not in keeping with our fundamental values, ethical guidelines, mission, and religious purpose. Bill C-7 does not change this position, and in fact calls us to […]
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