Priest convicted of fraud, theft returns to Ottawa ministry
OTTAWA – A popular and charismatic priest, Fr. Joe LeClair, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to stealing parish funds to pay for a gambling addiction, has returned to ministry in Ottawa.
Diocese of London investigating allegations against Windsor priest
A priest in Windsor, Ont., has been removed from his duties as the Diocese of London investigates allegations of inappropriate conduct.
Cardinal Collins exhorts priests to 'become fire', experience constant purification
Priest’s retirement Sept. 30 will also mean the closure of his Edmonton parish, St. Patrick
EDMONTON – When Frank Stempfle was born prematurely in a rural Alberta farmhouse on a winter day in 1926 he weighed just 2½ pounds. His father placed him in a shoebox near the oven to keep him warm, and the neighbours didn’t think he’d live.
Priest murdered in Morelia archdiocese of Mexico
MORELIA, Mexico – The Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Saturday that the corpse of Fr. Miguel Gerardo Flores, who had disappeared for a week, had been discovered.
A preacher’s guide to a good homily
VANCOUVER – By the time Fr. Justin Huang stands before St. Anthony of Padua Church on a Sunday morning, he has done 10 hours of preparation and written about seven drafts of what he’ll say.
The clergy abuse revealed in a Pennsylvania Grand Jury report has left many Catholics reeling, and not just in the U.S.
Social media plays role in breaking Church sex abuse stories
During his life, St. Francis of Assisi was known as the "poverello,” or the poor man who renounced the world to live for Jesus alone.