NEWS
Fr. Pierre Ducharme, O.F.M., is “riding a high” one week after returning from the Parish Priests for the Synod international meeting in Rome.
Discarded chalice’s new life helps spread the call for vocations in Thunder Bay
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterUpon visiting a local scrap yard last summer to dispose of some waste, one local man from the Thunder Bay District noticed someone attempting to sell an item - one he knew was too precious to be lost to time.
Partnership ‘crucial’ in trafficking fight
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterTo combat modern slavery, the fastest growing and second most profitable criminal enterprise in the world behind the illegal drug trade, anti-trafficking organizations are urgently calling for collaboration.
We ignore religious freedom ‘at our own peril’
By Susan KorahDifferent kinds of persecution are top of mind in political and media circles, but what receives little attention is Christian persecution, said John McKay.
No accounting for burial sites’ funding
By Anna FarrowThe $7.9 million allocated to the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation for “field work” at the alleged site of 215 unmarked graves in Kamloops, B.C. is only a small portion of the $110 million allocated to Indigenous communities to help them search and document burial sites at former residential schools.
York Catholic board welcomes all in Christ
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterNearly one year ago, on May 29, 2023, York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) trustees voted 6-4 against a proposal to fly the Pride flag outside board headquarters in Aurora, Ont.
LEGO's Notre Dame model comes just in time for cathedral reopening
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsAs workers complete the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating 2019 fire, LEGO fans can assemble their own model of the iconic medieval structure, thanks to a soon-to-be-released kit from the Denmark-based toy manufacturer.
Toronto welcomes five new shepherds
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterA packed St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, filled with family, friends and well-wishers, gathered May 11 to see five men become the newest priests for the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Cyberattack on largest US Catholic health care system part of rising criminal trend
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsThe largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. reported it experienced what it called a "cybersecurity incident" May 8, resulting in "a disruption to clinical operations." The cyberattack is part of a rising and dangerous criminal trend targeting the entire health care sector.
'I will never forget you', March for Life theme
By Anna FarrowThousands of pro-lifers packed onto Parliament Hill and spilled out onto Wellington Street May 9 for the 27th annual National March for Life.
The diverse crowd gathered on the Hill at noon with its members bearing both homemade and professionally crafted signs pledging them to stand fast for the unborn and vulnerable.
Pro-lifers lose standard bearer to cancer at 41
By Jonathon Van MarenOn May 9, as thousands of Canadians once again gathered on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life, Canada’s pro-life movement lost one of its greatest champions. Albertos Polizogopoulos, a dear husband to Faye Sonier, father of two, and a friend of many, passed away at the age of 41 after being diagnosed with cancer in September 2020. It is a devastating loss not only for those of us who knew and loved him, but for the Canadian Church that benefited from his commitment, his conviction, and his integrity.