St. Peter’s Seminary is returning to its original vision, said Fr. Peter Keller, formation director and head of the seminary’s ongoing renovations project.
Campion College marks centennial with commitment to future
By Mickey Conlon, Catholic Register SpecialREGINA – For a century, Campion College has stayed faithful to its mission to educate Catholics in Saskatchewan’s capital city, first as a Catholic high school, and since 1968 as the Catholic college federated with the University of Regina.
Toronto Catholic board's anti-bullying app set for launch
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterToronto’s Catholic school board is giving victims and witnesses the option of anonymity when reporting incidents thanks to a new smartphone application.
Saving our kids: No easy fixes for Ontario's damaged child care system
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThis is Part 2 of our two-part series looking at reforms to Ontario’s child welfare system. Click here to read part 1.
We’re all born equal, but we’re born into different circumstances. When the circumstances are worse than just unequal, the rest of us are supposed to do something about it. That’s why we have children’s aid societies.
Saving our kids: child care reform puts safety first
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDanielle remembers counting down the days until she would turn 16. On that day she was going to sign herself out of foster care, declare her freedom, begin her life for real.
Caribbean music brings out church spirit at Sunday Mass
By Ruane Remy, Catholic Register SpecialToronto’s Caribbean Catholic Church is bringing the sound of the islands to Mass.
Canada’s largest food rescue agency sees an ever-growing demand
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen the Second Harvest truck arrives at Margaret’s Toronto East Drop-In Centre, the homeless are the first ones out the door, crowding around the truck to ask driver Hektor Habili what he’s delivering.
Archdiocese of Toronto among growing number making move to ethical investing
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDon’t invest in what you don’t believe in is more than sage, philosophical advice. It’s increasingly mainstream, solid, financial advice.
Trump-style politics is putting religion to the test
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Donald Trump takes the reins of the United States’ presidency, Canadian scholars and politicians are wondering how faith and politics will get along in a world where right-wing, anti-immigrant, anti-trade policies appear to be on the rise.
For over four decades, this photographer documented the underprivileged
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe sword of justice sometimes takes the form of a sliver of light that slips into a camera for just 1/60th of a second.
Persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth straight year, says advocacy group
By Matt Hadro, CNA/EWTN NewsWASHINGTON – Global persecution of Christians has risen for the fourth year in a row and is on a “rapid rise” in Asia, the advocacy group Open Doors UK warned on Wednesday in its annual report on Christian persecution.