Pro-life organizations are celebrating the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s (CPSA) decision not to impose an “effective referral” mandate that would have forced health practitioners to violate conscience rights to facilitate objectionable procedures like assisted suicide or abortion.
Church burnings said to be ‘understandable’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAccording to the Catholic Civil Rights League’s (CCRL) database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery on May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Christian unity puts God’s love in action
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterThis year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated Jan. 18-25, will have the full participation of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
‘Something’s happening’ as young seek truth
By Canadian Catholic NewsWhen it comes to supporting Catholic education, the audience that came to hear Father Deacon Andrew Bennett’s fundraising talk for Catholic Pacific College was as committed as it gets.
Alberta Catholic trustee appeals dismissal
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAn Alberta school trustee who lost her position for an Aug. 27 social media post comparing the LGBT community to Nazi Germany is appealing her dismissal.
Summer job grants flow to abortion groups
By Anna FarrowCanada Summer Jobs applicants who fail to toe the federal government’s ideological line on abortion and related issues remain out of the running for grants under the hire-a-student program.
Reborn discipleship program aims to grow
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Catholic School of Evangelization’s (CSE) Discipleship Formation Program (DFP) is experiencing a rebirth in St. Malo, Man.
‘I really wanted to touch poverty’
By Anna FarrowA chance meeting with young Guatamalan boy fueled Sr. Bourget’s desire to serve the poor.
Model more than a smile and pretty face
By Nicholas Elbers, Canadian Catholic NewsWatching Annika Van Vliet sit between her parents in their South Surrey, B.C., home, it’s hard to believe the 15-year-old has walked a fashion runway in Paris and had her photo featured on the billboards of Times Square.
For 85 years, OAPCE fights for Catholic education rights
By John Wilson, Catholic Register SpecialThis year marks the 85th anniversary of the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE), which will be hosting a conference to mark the occasion.
Parish aims to be Strathmore’s ‘beating heart’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFr. Cristino Bouvette knew the first guided tour of the future Sacred Heart Parish would be a profoundly stirring experience for his congregation.