Wendy Ashby, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee under fire from parents for posts on Twitter deemed as “racist, sexist and anti-Christian,” has broken her public silence with a statement released on the school board’s website. 

For Sr. Sadler, it’s all for the Lord

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Sr. Margaret Sadler has the disposition of a true missionary. This means the 87-year-old Sister of the Child Jesus prefers to do her work on behalf of the Lord without attracting any adulation or fanfare.

‘Back to basics’ bill draws educators’ concern

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Concerns about excessive centralization in the education system, with Queen’s Park encroaching on school board autonomy, are getting kid-glove treatment from Catholic trustees’ associations while the union representing Catholic teachers is raising red flags.

Burned church symbol of hope in Attawapiskat

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Although St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario tragically burned to the ground in April 2021, it remains the centre of faith and devotion in the mostly First Nation town.

Synodal Church can repair trust, bishops’ document says

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If North American Catholics have become polarized, fragmented and distressed they have an answer at hand in the most basic sacramental truth of the Church — belonging comes with baptism.

Saviour rides to N.S. cathedral’s rescue

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An anonymous donor has emerged with a $10-million offer to save historic Église Sainte-Marie Cathedral in Church Point, N.S. 

New hymnal expected for 2024

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By the time the Catholic Book of Worship III hits its 30th birthday in 2024, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops hopes to have its replacement sitting in the pews.

Abortion pill new front line of pro-life battle

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The battle raging in the United States over the abortion pill mifepristone has shown how far the front lines of the abortion battle have changed.

Parents demand Waterloo Catholic trustee’s resignation

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A parent group is calling for the resignation of a first-term Waterloo Catholic school board trustee because of a Twitter post calling “the white Christian male” the world’s biggest threat.

For 175 years, Loretto Sisters are women of their time

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“Women in time to come will do much,” Mary Ward said 400 years ago, and for 175 years in Toronto, the Loretto Sisters have proved their founder a prophet.