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When others would slow down, this couple keeps on serving
Luke Mandato · October 11, 2024
In the eyes of those who see them every Sunday, Larry and Theresa Keogh are titans of service - an irreplaceable duo who together have committed decades of their lives to the betterment of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Alliston.
Sheila Nonato · October 11, 2024
Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said, “When Christ said, ‘I was hungry and you fed me,’ He didn’t mean only the hunger for food and for bread; He also meant the hunger to be loved.”
A former student of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board was recently recognized by the Ontario government for extensive work as a leader of inclusivity in her community and beyond.
We are poverty's solution
Quinton Amundson · October 11, 2024
Angie Peters, the former telecommunications executive — since 2013 the president and CEO of the Toronto-based Christian social service organization Yonge Street Mission — effortlessly cites Scripture to explain the ethos driving her mission to support people trapped in generational poverty.
Life Care Network takes stand against 'gospel of euthanasia' seniors face
Canadian senior citizens with trepidations about contending with a medical regime increasingly preaching the gospel of euthanasia have a new ally.
‘We will not abandon you’ says declaration after rapid rise of anti-Semitism
Anna Farrow · October 11, 2024
Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett has a simple message for Canadian Jews: “We will not abandon you.”
An upcoming seminar being delivered by Msgr. Robert Nusca is hoping to further amplify the hidden message of hope found in one of the New Testament’s most puzzling reads — the Book of Revelation.
About 20 per cent of claims will flow to plaintiffs
Nearly 300 victims — or their surviving loved ones — who suffered abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, N.L., during the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, or by Archdiocese of St. John’s clergy, will receive the initial disbursement of their long-awaited monetary restitution before the end of this month.
Justin McLellan · October 11, 2024
Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, focusing their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in Russian captivity.
Susan Korah · October 12, 2024
It’s a long way from Montreal to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. So long that you may never get there. Because your plane might have to fly over some of the most dangerous airspaces in the world.
Quinton Amundson · October 14, 2024
The Bank of Canada (BOC) is shelving its plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Cindy Wooden · October 15, 2024
If members of the Synod of Bishops are serious about sharing their experience of "synodality" with all members of the Catholic Church, then they must identify concrete ways to do so, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich told members.
Justin McLellan · October 15, 2024
Pope Francis met with a group of transgender and intersex Catholics, along with LGBTQ+ allies and a medical doctor specializing in transgender healthcare, during a nearly 90-minute audience at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Fr. Ray Kelly shot to stardom 10 years ago with rendition of Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
Quinton Amundson · October 15, 2024
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M., plus many more songs and a few “yarns and jokes in between.” This is what Fr. Ray Kelly, affectionately dubbed “The Singing Priest,” will serve up at his first-ever Canadian concert at The Riverview Arts Centre in Greater Moncton, N.B., Oct. 22.
Leo Morawiecki · October 16, 2024
As Israel has escalated its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon across a United Nations-drawn boundary between the two countries, more than a million people have fled their homes.
Catholic Register Staff, Catholic News Service · October 16, 2024
The celebration of World Mission Sunday will see Pope Francis declare Canadian Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 13 others as new saints.
Susan Korah · October 16, 2024
As airstrikes continue to pound southern Lebanon, adding one more catastrophe to the avalanche of tragedies that have pushed its people to the limits of human endurance, churches and humanitarian organizations are urgently seeking help from international donors to provide emergency relief to millions fleeing their homes in desperation.
Unrest on campus after prof's dismissal
Quinton Amundson · October 17, 2024
Catholics concerned about the recent administrative actions at Newman Theological College (NTC) in Edmonton are demanding greater transparency from the board of directors and for the school to noticeably reaffirm its fidelity to imparting Catholic doctrine.
Cindy Wooden · October 18, 2024
Pope Francis met a former prime minister of Israel and a former Palestinian foreign minister who believe they have a workable peace plan for the Holy Land.
Carol Glatz · October 18, 2024
The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics.