May 2024

Hamilton’s Ex Corde Foundation aims for no one going without

Fund will soon hit $10-million mark in grants

Quinton Amundson · May 5, 2024

The Diocese of Hamilton’s Ex Corde Foundation is soon projected to crack the $10 million ceiling in charitable giving.

Shevchuk: Russian rededication of Catholic church for Orthodox faith a 'sacrilege'

May 6, 2024

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has denounced Russia's seizure of a Catholic church in Ukraine's Kherson region, calling the structure's rededication for the Russian Orthodox Church a "sacrilege."

Catholic Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

May 6, 2024

Adding another distinguished medal to her already sizable collection, Katie Ledecky - the most decorated woman in swimming history - was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3 in a White House ceremony.

Pope urges reparation to the Sacred Heart

May 6, 2024

The spiritual practice of reparation "may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete" today, but it is essential for the promotion of justice and healing, including on behalf of those who have suffered abuse in the church, Pope Francis said.

Leaders honoured for contributions to Catholic education

Significant contributions to Catholic education feted

Luke Mandato · May 7, 2024

Outstanding leaders in Catholic education were honoured April 19 when the Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario presented its annual awards recognizing service to Catholic faith and education.

Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions

May 7, 2024

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena May 17, the Vatican press office said.

Saved by a Catholic woman in Poland, a Holocaust survivor has a message for the world

May 7, 2024

At 83, Alex Rosin, born Elek Rebensztok, is among the youngest child survivors of the Holocaust. As fewer survivors are able to give their testimony, he feels an urgency to tell people his story, especially considering the increasing antisemitism he senses following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and the subsequent war in Gaza.

Editorial: Truth should reign supreme

May 7, 2024

In its April budget this year, the federal government pledged a $5-million fund to “combat residential school denialism.”

National Prayer Breakfast calls for bridge over troubled waters

May 7, 2024

“Nothing is more damning than indifference in the face of violence,” Anu George Canjanathoppil told today’s 59th annual National Prayer Breakfast. In an electrifying speech that led to several rounds of applause and a prolonged standing ovation, the keynote speaker and CEO of International Justice Mission made an impassioned plea before 1,300 gathered for protection and justice for the victims of human trafficking in a world where war and conflict are rampant.

Innovation projects seek to enhance kids’ learning

Quinton Amundson · May 8, 2024

Simon Lambert advocates that the comfortability of desks and utility of the teaching board in classrooms critically impacts the development of young learners.

St. John’s victims to start seeing money next month

May 8, 2024

The 369 plaintiffs who filed abuse claims against the Archdiocese of St. John’s are slated to receive their first disbursement on June 29.

Wildfire season: it’s all in God’s hands

May 8, 2024

Wildfire season is upon Canada again with the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) reporting as of May 5 firefighters nationwide had responded to 738 blazes, 246 originating in Alberta alone.

Child’s death certificate muddies Edmonton class-action allegation

May 8, 2024

An alleged murder that is part of a class action suit against the Archdiocese of Edmonton was actually death from meningitis, a government record obtained by The Catholic Register affirms.

Toronto pilgrimage to call for Gaza war’s end

May 8, 2024

A worldwide act of solidarity with those affected by the Israel-Hamas conflict is making its way to Toronto over Mother’s Day weekend. The Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage is a global movement walking in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza, the densely settled territory at the centre of heavy fighting amidst the war.

New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process

May 8, 2024

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued HeartbeatInternational, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing them of misleading and potentially causing harm to women by claiming that they can provide a treatment that reverses the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone.

People in Gaza facing ‘full-blown famine’, Caritas

May 8, 2024

Israel's escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.

170 years, and St. Joe’s still building for the future

Quinton Amundson · May 9, 2024

Past and present intersected at St. Joseph’s College School on Wellesley Street in Toronto on April 20.

Sr. Burns’ curative for 18 signs of feminism

May 9, 2024

We’ve often heard that someone “read their way into the Catholic Church,” but have we ever considered that we can read our way out of something negative? I can attest to the possibility, because I basically read my way out of decades-long radical feminism.

At minimum the poor deserve dignity

May 9, 2024

The issue of a guaranteed basic minimum income (BMI) is again before the public thanks to a bill before the Senate that would implement such a national income support program. It would be too much to say that poverty is a front-burner concern. Reducing poverty is almost never a major issue for most of the population. It seems only those who suffer poverty or have experienced in the past know its debilitating effects.

Protests show young must learn wisdom

May 9, 2024

I’ve often said the dumbest place I’ve ever been is university. Said often tongue in cheek, when I see what is happening on campuses across North America right now, it’s really not that far off base.