Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
Long road to churches re-opening
As provinces phase in plans to restart economies by gradually reopening some businesses and public spaces, re-opening churches will be no walk in the park.
Training in palliative care given a big boost
Pallium Canada has teamed up with the Canadian Medical Association to help health care workers gain accelerated and enhanced palliative care skills.
Jesus 2020: A clay model for the times
Sculptor Timothy Schmalz was staring straight into the face of Lucifer when he decided he must carry on with his annual Easter tradition.
Pilgrimage sites fall victim to virus
The uncertainty surrounding lifting restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus is beginning to take a toll on Canada’s shrines and religious pilgrimages.
Virtual classrooms a lesson in patience
Gabriella Swan is coping well with her online classes. She finds online math classes harder, but the classes are shorter — 45 minutes as opposed to 75 in school.
Knights donate $150,000 to food banks during crisis
In an average year, the Knights Table in Brampton, Ont., serves 79,000 meals to individuals and families in need in its community.
‘Walk-in’ clinic launched to aid priests, religious
Priests and religious overwhelmed by the new realities of their ministry due to the COVID-19 pandemic are being offered help to cope with issues brought on by the crisis.
St. Faustina film sends a timely message
It’s a cliché heard all the time: “This is a movie that is so right for its time.”
Seminarians’ big plans hit unexpected wall
Deacon Michael Corpus had family coming to Toronto from California and the Philippines to attend his May ordination to the priesthood. Other members of his St. Augustine’s Seminary graduating class were expecting family from as far away as Poland, South Korea and South America.
Humboldt honours victims of Broncos’ bus crash
The church bells of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Humboldt, Sask., are to chime 29 times at 4:50 p.m. (CST) April 6 to remember the 16 who died and 13 others injured two years ago when the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus collided with a semi-trailer near Tisdale in northern Saskatchewan.