Michael Swan

Lithuanian martyr stood up to the Soviet regime

April 6, 2018

Russian poison attacks are nothing new — just ask the Lithuanians.

Faith leaders battle Sudbury casino

April 5, 2018

More than 50 faith leaders, including Sault Ste. Marie Bishop Marcel Damphousse, have banded together to oppose a $60 million casino project on the eastern edge of Greater Sudbury.

Faith opens up wallet for international aid, study finds

April 3, 2018

Faith is the force Development and Peace counts on when they ask for money. A new study by the Angus Reid Institute shows they have the right idea — but also that it may not be enough.

Special education, mental health funding given helpful boost in Ontario public schools

April 3, 2018

A pre-election $625 million injection of cash into Ontario’s education system has put a smile on the faces of Catholic school trustees as they anticipate more help dealing with mental health issues in the student body and the spiralling costs of educating special needs students.

Pope Francis not coming to Canada to apologize for residential schools

March 28, 2018

Pope Francis won’t be coming to Canada to personally apologize for the suffering endured by Indigenous Canadians at residential schools, a decision that has prompted disappointment from several corners, including the prime minister.

Science, faith are a perfect fit in Jesuit’s life

March 27, 2018

Jesuits have a long tradition in science and there’s a good reason for that, says Jesuit lichenologist and ecologist Fr. John McCarthy.

Archbishop Durocher: Church must adapt to changing times

March 27, 2018

It’s a new era in the Church and therefore a new era for the Church’s social teaching, says Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.

Antique stations from Belgium bring new life to historic Toronto parish

March 22, 2018

For almost half a century nothing has defined the historic parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Toronto’s Little Italy as much as the annual Good Friday procession which attracts 70,000 people every year.

Peasant, small-scale farmers key to fighting world hunger

March 22, 2018

There are 3.9 billion people hungry or malnourished, including over 800 million who are so chronically underfed they’re actually dying for lack of nutrients, which is why Development and Peace is still asking Canadian Catholics for money.

Thousands step up in support of doctors' conscience fight

March 22, 2018

An Ontario campaign to pressure politicians over the protection of health care conscience rights is “democracy in action,” said an organizer.