Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register

Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register

Inspired by Sirach 21:5, Pope Francis declared “the prayer of the poor rises up to God” as the theme statement for the 2024 World Day of the Poor. 

Quebec began accepting advanced requests for assisted suicide on Oct. 30, and the federal government has pledged not to stand in the Francophone province’s way. 

Amid an inflationary economy and despite high interest rates, donors to Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) determinedly delivered hearty monetary support in 2024.

From Toronto to Vancouver, the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines, whether you examine the Daily TV Mass in a nationwide or worldwide context, this institution's 26-year legacy is remarkable and important.

Over 100 of the most impassioned and committed Canadian anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia activists will convene in Calgary for Cultivating a Culture of Life, a Pro-Life Action Conference.

November 4, 2024

Reaching for the top

St. Mary’s University leaders have publicly conveyed an aspiration for their Calgary-based school to emerge as the premier Canadian Catholic postsecondary learning centre.

New Brunswick Premier-designate Susan Holt said one of her first orders of business will be reversing the parent-friendly changes to the province's gender policy when it comes to schools. 

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) and collaborating stakeholders have crystalized a vision of palliative care that champions life rather than medically assisted death.

October 30, 2024

Balance of power

China holds upper hand in Sino-Vatican deal

A December 2023 National Institute on Aging (NIA) report drew significant attention to social isolation by indicating that “as many as 41 per cent of Canadians aged 50 years and older are at risk” of this phenomenon.