Family violence remains high in Saskatchewan

Pandemic push still felt in province

Quinton Amundson · June 7, 2024

Recognizing the uncomfortable rise in the provincial family violence and intimate partner violence rate, the Government of Saskatchewan recently responded by announcing a $42.6-million monetary boost over three years to 34 community-based groups that specialize in aiding those harmed by interpersonal violence and abuse.

Vincentians transform lives North of 60

Program offers support to Arctic communities

Quinton Amundson · June 1, 2024

What do you get when you combine the indefatigability of a religious sister, the impassioned altruism of a Calgary parishioner and the astonishing generosity and mobilizing power of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP)?

School boards look to ‘Quash’ student vaping

Quinton Amundson · May 30, 2024

Six Ontario secondary school systems are joining forces with the Lung Health Foundation to combat student vaping.

Nincheri’s rich heritage runs free

Italian-Canadian artist’s work featured in Montreal exhibit

Anna Farrow · May 23, 2024

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Italian-Canadian artist Guido Nincheri, a year-long exhibition of drawings and archival material from his once famous atelier is being staged at Château Dufresne in Montreal.

In evangelization, ‘we have work to do’

Catholics lacking when it comes to faith formation

Quinton Amundson · May 15, 2024

Marycia Kruk has taught Bible and Catholic principles to many children over her two years as the Archdiocese of Winnipeg’s associate director for catechetics. While helping these youngsters develop their faith and prepare to receive the sacraments, she has observed many parents being spiritually enriched by the material.

LEGO's Notre Dame model comes just in time for cathedral reopening

Gina Christian · May 14, 2024

As workers complete the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating 2019 fire, LEGO fans can assemble their own model of the iconic medieval structure.

Fr. Paradis a trailblazer in reconciliation

Oblate’s missionary work honoured by Catholic Missions

Quinton Amundson · May 2, 2024

Fr. François Paradis, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate (OMI) will receive this year’s Catholic Missions In Canada’s (CMIC) St. Philip Neri Award.

Mightier than the sword: Words are a Swiss Guard's best weapon

Carol Glatz · May 2, 2024

One of the oldest military corps in the world, the Pontifical Swiss Guard, has always armed itself with the best gear available in its 518 years of active service protecting the pope.

Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem remains a ray of hope in war-torn Holy Land

Judith Sudilovsky · May 2, 2024

Many people in the West Bank have been left without work but the only pediatric hospital in the area gives them a sense of hope and security.

Artsakh’s Armenians: the forgotten refugee crisis

Armenians pick up the pieces after fleeing ancient homeland

Susan Korah · May 1, 2024

As April flowers burst into bloom on the mountain slopes and in the valleys Nagorno Karabakh, there are almost no Armenians there to celebrate the arrival of spring in their ancient homeland.