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January 5, 2018

Parents must be involved in child's education, Pope Francis says

Children of Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Mission read about first Communion during a class in Phoenix, Arizona, March 25, 2017.
VATICAN – On Friday Pope Francis said education is a family matter, and rather than contradicting one another, parents and teachers must collaborate openly and constructively to form children in core values which enable them to face modern challenges.
Published in International
December 24, 2017

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd inspires the young in 37 countries

Robert Trolly inspects the tiny vestments showing the colours of the Church’s liturgical seasons, including the purple and rose for Advent. Above, the Nativity set at St. George’s Parish atrium for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
OTTAWA – Children participating in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program across Canada are taught to use all their senses in order to enter deeply into the Christmas story.
Published in Features
December 14, 2017

Ted Schmidt: Sport's real victories happen off the court

The Season's cover photo shows coach Ted Schmidt with the Mimico Marauders during a magical 1967 high school basketball season.

Last month, standing on the basketball court of my first school as a teacher, Mimico High, I launched a book titled The Season.

Published in Guest Columns
December 10, 2017

Niagara teen on a fast track to success

Bethany Poltl is a Grade 10 student at St. Paul’s High School in Niagara Falls, Ont., with one impressive resumé.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is known for its wineries, charming old main street and a possible future prime minister — 14-year-old Bethany Poltl.
Published in Canada
December 7, 2017

Seat of Wisdom attracts influx of new students

Elizabeth Jordan, Magdalene Vandenburg and Emma White proudly pose with SWC’s new sign. Before the degree accreditation, the school was called Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy.
Degree-granting status has given Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College an elevated place in higher education, but that’s not why Elizabeth Jordan chose to enrol.
Published in Youth Speak News
November 29, 2017

Catholic university under fire for cancelling abortion film

The film, Vessel, was scheduled as part of an annual event called “Choice! Birth and Baby Film Festival,” which had been held at the university for six years without controversy. This year’s film, however, chronicled a woman who provides abortions aboard ships anchored off the coast of countries where abortion is illegal.
OTTAWA – Saint Paul University is being accused of stifling free speech on campus after the Catholic university abruptly cancelled a pro-abortion film and accompanying presentation by Planned Parenthood.
Published in Canada
November 29, 2017

Anti-bullying strategies take different paths

On Nov. 21, students and staff from across the Halton Catholic District School Board gathered for the launch of See the Problem: Be the Solution. A bullying prevention initiative, the campaign is urging students to take action by developing creative public service messages that promote positive school environments.
If a child commits a crime, should a parent do the time?

The city of North Tonawanda, N.Y., thinks yes. Located 24 km north of Buffalo, North Tonawanda passed a law in October stating parents could be sentenced to 15 days in jail if their child violates a city law, including bullying, twice in a 90-day period. 
Published in Canada
November 29, 2017

Royal engagement brings attention to Catholic school

Britain's Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle Nov. 27 in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace in London after announcing their engagement. Markle attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON – When the news broke Nov. 27 of Meghan Markle's engagement to Prince Harry, reporters descended upon the Los Angeles Catholic school Markle attended: Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School.
Published in International
November 24, 2017

Campaign launched to protect Catholic schools in Saskatchewan

Grade one students relaxing on Ecole St. Elizabeth’s presentation stairs.  Some 11,000 children moved into new P3 schools this fall in Saskatchewan. 
REGINA – Catholic education in Saskatchewan is safe in the short term as the provincial government has vowed to use the notwithstanding clause to overturn a court ruling that threatened its existence, but school officials are looking to ensure its survival in the long term.
Published in Canada
October 27, 2017

York University professor earns Medal of Honour for building Catholic leaders

Greg Rogers welcomed by a Masai community in Kenya during a mission in 2014.
It was an unexpected surprise when Greg Rogers learned he would be receiving the Fr. Patrick Fogarty Medal of Honour for 2017.
Published in Canada
October 24, 2017

Saskatchewan opens nine new Catholic schools

Grade one students at Ecole St. Elizabeth. Some 11,000 children moved into new P3 schools this fall in Saskatchewan.
REGINA – In the wake of the province invoking the notwithstanding clause to protect Catholic education, Saskatchewan’s Catholic school system is undergoing the largest expansion in the province’s history.
Published in Higher Education
October 13, 2017

St. Joseph's College students take part in Red Dress day

Students hung red dresses outside St. Joseph's College School to honour the 1,200 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada on Oct. 4.
A collection of simple red dresses has delivered a powerful message for students at Toronto’s St. Joseph’s College School.
Published in Youth Speak News
October 5, 2017

Las Vegas Catholic churches, schools respond to shooting with prayers

Masses and prayer services have been taking place across the city since the shooting. Women weep during a candlelight vigil Oct. 3 in memory of the victims of a mass shooting along the Las Vegas Strip.
WASHINGTON – Students at St. Viator Parish School in Las Vegas began school Oct. 2 – hours after the mass shooting in that city – by praying the rosary together in the school gym.
Published in International
September 12, 2017

Bishop Hagemoen appointed to lead Saskatoon diocese

Bishop Mark A. Hagemoen was serving as bishop of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith when Pope Francis was named the new bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Bishop Mark A. Hagemoen has been named the new bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Published in Canada
September 7, 2017

Jim Hansen a champion for special needs children

Jim Hansen

Every September when the school year begins, new teachers at the Hamilton Catholic District School Board are shown a video with some powerful advice for the classroom: “Imagine you have 30 reflections of God sitting in front of you every day.”

Published in Canada
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