Readers Speak Out: April 11, 2021
(Editor’s note: The restrictions on worship have been felt across the country, perhaps most profoundly in British Columbia, where indoor services were banned again just before Easter as COVID cases rose. Our first two letters dealing with the closures are reprinted from The B.C. Catholic)
Ontario’s stay-at-home order put into effect at 12:01 a.m. today won’t change current restrictions currently in place for worship services in Toronto.
Arson suspected in Manitoba church fire on Easter
Just hours after Easter Sunday Mass, residents of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba could only watch and cry as their Catholic church burned to the ground.
Go forth with a message of hope and joy
The following is the Easter message from Archbishop Richard Gagnon, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of Winnipeg:
With rising COVID-19 cases across Ontario, the provincial government has implemented a province-wide “emergency brake” that will lower capacity for worship services.
Easter Drawing Contest 2021 winners
Two of the most joyous occasions in the Catholic calendar are Christmas and Easter, and they are made ever more joyous seen through the eyes of young people.
Readers Speak Out: April 4, 2021
Lives deprived
The government of Argentina — a country that has given us Pope Francis — recently legalized abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy. It has decided to break God’s fifth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill.” How shameful, disrespectful and irreverent.
Readers Speak Out: March 28, 2021
Lenten warmth
Just a couple of things I feel are noteworthy for they have warmed my heart in these past Lenten weeks.
Readers Speak Out: March 21, 2021
Justice denied
The jailing of Fr. Stan Swamy for defending the human rights of an impoverished group against their overlords supported by a bigoted Hindhu fundamentalist political party makes a complete mockery of India’s boast of being the largest democracy in the world.
Grey zone worship restrictions relaxed
Restrictions on places of worship in grey lockdown zones will be loosened and churches will be able to host services with up to 15 per cent of their capacity as of March 15.