Luke Mandato

Future leaders carry on Mary Ward's legacy

Fearless service in doing good, 'and do it well'

February 25, 2026

At Toronto’s Loretto College School, the spirit and vision of Mary Ward acontinues to pulse through the all-girls Catholic school, as seemingly endless initiatives and day-to-day acts of mentoring, fundraising, inclusion and education carry on, turning faith into fearless service.

Through Share Lent, D&P 'On Track for Justice'

February 23, 2026

Development and Peace-Caritas Canada has officially launched its Share Lent 2026 campaign, giving faithful across the country another chance for prayer, education, donations and solidarity with the Global South.

Young men invited to Come and See

February 20, 2026

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Vocations is again hosting its Come and See Weekend Discernment Retreat at St. Augustine's Seminary for single Catholic men 18 years and older.

Student's design shows unity with bullied

February 19, 2026

With Pink Shirt Day just days away, one Grade 6 student's powerful illustration of an ideal, inclusive Earth aims to unite thousands in the Durham Region Catholic community.

Moving reconciliation forward

Indigenous artifact repatriation helps deconstruct simplistic narratives

February 19, 2026

In a discussion on the Vatican's repatriation of 62 Indigenous cultural items to Canada, Dr. Cody Groat and Noah MacDonald shared nuanced perspectives on cultural heritage, faith and reconciliation in the most recent step towards a shared understanding in Indigenous reconciliation.

Unplucked gem at centre of St. Mary’s renewal

Renovations unveil frescoes at Kingston cathedral dating back to 1800s

February 14, 2026

After more than two decades of planning and persistent fundraising, restorers of a nearly complete restoration project at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kingston peeled back layers of history to uncover a stunning fresco dating back to the 1870s.

Chaplains won't accompany Canada's Olympians

February 6, 2026

As the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially kicks off today, Canada's Olympians enter the games without a designated chaplain on its mission team.

Seven days showcase 400 years of Catholic health care

February 5, 2026

As National Catholic Health Care Week draws to a close on Feb. 7, for seven days the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC) remembered more than 400 years of history that has impacted Catholic health care across the country.

New bill targets MAiD coercion

February 5, 2026

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis tabled Bill C-260, a new piece of legislation that would prevent people in positions of authority from initiating conversations about medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with individuals who haven't requested it.

Sacramental wine decades in the making

Ontario winery launches VQA-certified sacramental wines after decades-long dream rooted in faith and family

February 5, 2026

A hushed quiet and a palpable chill in both temperature and atmosphere falls over the cellar of Vaughan, Ont.’s Magnotta Winery as Rossana Magnotta takes a moment to reflect in the presence of the seemingly endless rows of wine barrels sprawled around her in the winery's basement.