Quebec’s struggling churches are finding new life as homeless shelters
An experiment at Saint-Roch is keeping doors open for parishioners and the wider community
Who should inherit my estate?
As family expectations meet questions of generosity, our Moral Compass columnist offers guidance
Canada is 25 years late on ending child poverty
Poverty reduction advocate Sid Frankel says kids deserve to be free of deprivation and stress
Chicago pastor says ICE officer grabbed his throat during peaceful protest
Rev. Michael Woolf regularly participates in demonstrations outside a Chicago-area migrant detention centre
Toronto condo’s lawsuit against street ministry is deeply cruel
Blaming Sanctuary Ministries for the housing and drug crises is like blaming the first-aid tent for the war, writes Bri-anne Swan.
My company cut DEI. Do I stay?
Our Moral Compass columnist tackles the tension between personal beliefs and corporate values
Is eating meat wrong?
Our ethics columnist takes on a perennial ethical dilemma
Am I betraying my parents by placing them in assisted living?
Our Moral Compass columnist encourages a reader to move beyond idealized promises
Is it ethical for Canada to recruit health-care workers from countries with worse healthcare crises?
Canada is trying to solve its staffing crisis by luring doctors who are essential to their own countries' medical care
Religious leaders sit down with The Observer to talk ethics and death
Against the backdrop of an aging population, advances in medical technology and looming legal battles, eight Winnipeg faith leaders discuss the spiritual
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