Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Digital dollar shelved, cash remains king
The Bank of Canada (BOC) is shelving its plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Cash for St. John's abuse victims by month's end
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.
Putting the care back in end-of-life care
Canadian senior citizens with trepidations about contending with a medical regime increasingly preaching the gospel of euthanasia have a new ally.
'Just act' to spawn positive change
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.
Vocation directors take on challenge of drawing priests
Canadian archdiocesan and diocesan vocation directors assembled at the FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre in Calgary from Oct. 1-4 to contemplate how they can join forces to inspire more calls to the priesthood and consecrated life.
Bloom is off the boom
With fertility rates at record lows, question is, how will Canada repopulate?
Leo's red hat call came out of the blue
Archbishop of Toronto Francis Leo woke up at 6:20 a.m. on Oct.6 to a text-tone chorus.
Medjugorje bears 'spiritual fruits'
Sally Fong is among the thousands upon thousands who say they have received blessings and witnessed dramatic change in others from a pilgrimage to Medjugorge.
‘Wall of silence’ on Christian persecution must fall
Dr. Tristan Azbej came to Ottawa determined to recruit allies in the mission to support oppressed followers of Christ around the world.
Reconciliation fund already making a difference
With over $17.5 million raised in the two-and-a-half years since the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) became a registered charity in March 2022, the 73 Canadian Catholic dioceses are poised to exceed the five-year $30-million commitment Canada's Catholic bishops made to the nation's Indigenous peoples.