Aside from Mark Carney declaring on March 23 that he “absolutely support(s) a woman’s right to choose, unreservedly,” in response to a reporter’s question, federal candidates’ stances on abortion have not significantly factored into the national conversation in the opening weeks of Canada's election campaign.

Pope Francis appealed to South Sudan leaders to “lower the tension in the country” as Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan expressed alarm at the escalating violence in the world’s youngest nation and warned of a catastrophe if full-scale war returns.

The Archdiocese of Montreal has created a non-profit entity to help to match the real estate assets and financial needs of Catholic parishes with the needs of the local community.

Having turned down a request to fly the Vatican flag at City Hall to commemorate Pope John Paul II Day, the City of Toronto has sown more confusion surrounding its religious imagery policy.

Fr. Leo Fernandes fondly remembers Archbishop Murray Chatlain when he was a fresh-faced seminarian in his early 20s studying theology at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ont.