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Canada 150: From sea to sea, people and places of faith

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The Catholic Register has compiled a list of 150 people and places of faith to mark Canada's 150th anniversary.

Canadians from coast to coast have reason to be proud of this country as it marks its 150th birthday, and the Catholic population — about 12.8 million — can be especially proud. Long before Canada was even a country, Catholics were putting their stamp on the history of this land.

Incarnate Canada – discover our nation of faith

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Ottawa’s eternal flame is surrounded by the crests of every province and territory and in the shadow of the Peace Tower, burning on for the unity of a huge and diverse nation.

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has looked favourably on His people and redeemed them.”

Religious brother, priest forever bonded by kidney transplant

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Father Scott Bullock and Christian Brother Stephen Markham pose together in late March in Dubuque, Iowa, about nine months after kidney transplant surgery. "It is without a doubt the greatest gift you can give anyone," Brother Markham said of the donated kidney he received from his priest friend.

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Father Scott Bullock and Christian Brother Stephen Markham are forever bonded by a kidney transplant a year ago that has changed both men physically and spiritually.

Under the radar: South Sudan needs media attention, immediate action

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Students pray during an assembly May 1 at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is first of all a shepherd who makes seeking out the lost and forgotten his top priority. But he also knows that wherever he goes, the cameras and news coverage will follow.

Seventy years ago, Canada was consecrated to Mary during the Marian Congress

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Thousands jam Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park for the consecration of Canada to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 22, 1947.

OTTAWA – Seventy years ago, Ottawa, a sleepy government town dominated by the logging industry, had never seen anything like the 1947 Marian Congress.

Ottawa parish sparks giant family reunion for Syrian refugees

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Husam Al Dakhil and his cousin Bahaa Hraiz serve a Syrian buffet. The cousins came to Canada a little more than a year ago. Now Holy Redeemer parish has found sponsors for their parents and siblings.

OTTAWA – Holy Redeemer, a parish in the Ottawa archdiocese, didn’t stop at bringing in one Syrian refugee family. They brought in three — and plan to bring in three more.

Family heart beats strong in Philippines

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The Tsoi-Ko Din family celebrate grandmother Concepcion Ko Din’s 90th birthday.

Lucila Cordovero, or Lola Lucing as I call her, is very petite. Every day, she sits in the same bamboo rocking chair by the window of her bedroom, listening to the buzz of her radio novellas. Her right hand is always clutching a small promotional fan someone gave her years ago.

Girl in chilling 1972 Vietnam War photo is now a Canadian peace ambassador

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Kim Phuc gives a signed poster to audience member Laurena Hensel that shows the famous photograph during the Focus on Life Gala.

VANCOUVER – A famous photograph of a naked child running, screaming and covered with napalm burns captured the horror of the Vietnam War 45 years ago.

The gospel according to Di Cicco

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Fr. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Toronto’s poet laureate from 2004-09, calls himself “a creative cities exponent with a Gospel mandate underneath.”

UPTERGROVE, ONT. – Ordinary lives, however quiet or unnoticed, are a sequence of miracles, tragedies and triumphs. We all stumble into hell and are repeatedly resurrected into ultimate beauty.

Execs at helm of Nashville Predators aim to foster culture of service

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Tom Cigarran, chairman of the Nashville Predators hockey team, with yellow hat, and CEO Sean Henry, center, greet fans in Bridgestone Arena May 16 before Game 3 of the Western Conference finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Tennessee. The two men are active in the Nashville Catholic community.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The recent scene in downtown Nashville of mobs of hockey fans was almost unthinkable a decade ago.

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