What began as a short-term project by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth to bring the city’s most vulnerable out of the cold and into temporary shelter remains a project in progress more than two years later.
Activists seek right to home birth
By Agnieszka Ruck, Candian Catholic NewsCOVID-19 and life issues have brought bodily autonomy and the right to accept or refuse medical treatment to the forefront in recent years.
Pro-life flag won’t fly at Toronto schools
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May.
St. John’s closures ‘canonically unsound’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterHaving ruled that the Archdiocese of St. John’s closing of a number of parishes was canonically unsound, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has further said that civil law does not trump canonical rights.
Abortion push abroad ‘ideological colonization’
By Anna FarrowThe Canadian government continues to allocate billions of dollars for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health rights in the developing world, while slashing funds to other priorities like national defence.
‘A thousand lifetimes of service’
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterFrom humble beginnings when four of their Sisters arrived in Halifax from New York in the mid-19th century, the Sisters of Charity Halifax are set to mark 175 years of service on May 11.
Former trustee feels vindicated by dicastery’s dignity document
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterReading the passages about gender theory written in the new Vatican document Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) offered Francine Champagne, a former school trustee in Winnipeg, a feeling of vindication.
Calgary finds sheep returning to flock
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAnecdotes, facts and figures spotlighted in the Diocese of Calgary’s 2023 Impact Report, unveiled on April 7, exemplify a Catholic community on the upswing. Based on the data, the most remarkable success story of the previous calendar year was the stupefying rise in sacramental celebrations.
Trustee fights for pro-life flags on Toronto schools
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterToronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustee Mike Del Grande hopes that on April 23, almost 200 TCDSB schools and the Catholic Education Centre will get the go ahead to fly the international pro-life flag annually during May.
Health Canada finds no wrong in online abortion pill
By Anna FarrowHealth Canada has determined a Canadian non-profit doesn’t directly distribute drugs despite the organization’s claim to have provided the abortion pill to over 100,000 women.
Second St. John’s parish merger revoked
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFor the second time in a month, the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Clergy has ruled St. John’s Archbishop Peter Hundt did not follow the proper canonical procedure in closing and selling a Catholic parish.