U.S. supreme court strikes down DOMA

True marriage no longer to be defended by federal law

People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court building in Washington in this photo from late March, when the court heard oral arguments in two "same-sex marriage" cases. CNS photo / Nancy Phelan Wiechec.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that a key part of the Defence of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and the federal government must recognize "gay marriages" accepted by individual states. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Aged collections by clergy and sisters in Victoria attract contemporary interest

The well-worn library of a murdered bishop and the archives of nuns active in Victoria for over 150 years bring to life the work of Catholic missionaries during Victoria's colonial settlement. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


Religious freedom demands consistency at home and abroad, Ambassador Leahy says

Canada must ensure it continues to respect religious freedom at home if it wants to be coherent when it defends religious freedom abroad. says the former Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.