Priest uses media training at Ryerson to improve Croatian Catholic news
By Michael Chen, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Fr. Borna Puskaric has a major project awaiting him when he returns to his home diocese of Zagreb, Croatia.
Marian order ordains first Canadian after more than 300 years
By Kathleen Wolfe, Catholic Register SpecialKAMLOOPS, B.C. - After more than 300 years in existence, the Marians of the Immaculate Conception are rejoicing at the ordination of their first Canadian priest.
Priest is Spiritans’ first North American in 26 years
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The road to the priesthood for the first North American Spiritan to be ordained in 26 years began while flipping through the pages of The Catholic Register.
Russia fomenting religious division in Ukraine, religious freedom ambassador says
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Canada's Religious Freedom Ambassador Andrew Bennett has blasted Russian efforts to foment religious division in Ukraine.
St. Catherine Siena community pray together in front of damaged statue
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterFor two months the St. Catherine of Siena community was the target of several acts of vandalism. On May 28, the story ended on a blessed note.
CPJ puts positive spin on taxes as way to promote common good
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Social justice think tank Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) has issued a report that puts a positive spin on taxes as a way to reduce poverty and clean up the environment.
Dufferin-Peel school first in GTA to be named after Pope Francis
By Catholic Register StaffMISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Brampton, Ont., will be home to the first Catholic school in the Greater Toronto Area named after Pope Francis.
Police make arrest in suspected hate crime at Mississauga Catholic church
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterMISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged in connection with alleged hate crimes committed at St. Catherine of Siena Church and its neighbouring elementary school over the past two months.
Joe Barnicke stood up for, supported his Catholic faith
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When it came to supporting the work of his brothers and sisters in Christ, the late Joseph Barnicke could be counted on to put his money where their mouths were.
Canada’s Catholic bishops want in on euthanasia debate
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Archbishop Paul-André Durocher has written the Justice Minister requesting that Canada’s Catholic bishops be included in consultations regarding assisted suicide legislation.
More vandalism over weekend at St. Catherine of Siena
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterMISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Regional Police are investigating another incident of vandalism at St. Catherine of Siena School in Mississauga.