On Oct. 26, two American professors on opposite ends of a buzzy political philosophy called “Catholic integralism” gave lectures to separate, eager audiences at McGill University. Though the men are more than primed for a public sparring, Montreal didn’t prove to be a site for Adrian Vermeule and Kevin Vallier to meet in the ring.
Trial date set for alleged Alberta church arsonists
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterTwo men from High Prairie, Alta., charged for setting fire to St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alta., on May 22 are slated for trial almost a year to the day later.
Students embrace sacrifice for freedom
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCalgary business leader and philanthropist Murray McCann is touched each year by a gesture performed by students from Calgary’s St. Mary’s University in remembrance of those who gave their lives for the freedom they now enjoy.
Consecrated virgins commit to the ultimate groom
By Anna FarrowA woman standing in a church wearing a white dress and veil is an instantly recognizable image, but for a small yet growing number of Catholic women, the groom that awaits them at the altar is not a nervous young man but Jesus Himself.
Neighbours fight St. Felix Centre’s respite centre
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA new respite centre to be run by the St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto is facing strong opposition from community stakeholders.
Assisted death up 31% in 2022
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA new Health Canada report revealed the number of euthanasia deaths in 2022 was 13,241, 31.2-per-cent higher than the 10,092 Canadians who requested assisted suicide in 2021.
Chaplain General pauses ban on religious language for Nov. 11
By Catholic Register StaffCanada’s military ordinariate is pleased that the Chaplain General has put a temporary pause on the new Public Reflection Policy that would have prohibited overtly religious language by chaplains at Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Proulx fills void in bishop-less New Brunswick diocese
By Canadian Catholic NewsCatholics in Bathurst, N.B., who have been without a bishop since last year, are welcoming a new shepherd.
No turning back for Fred Lafontaine
By REBECCA DARWENT. Catholic Register SpecialWhen Fred Lafontaine moved to Toronto in 1945, he had $19 in his pocket and was in search of a job. A builder by trade, he had left his family’s farm in La Sarre, Que., which had just been enveloped by more than a foot of snow the night before.
Calgary renewal targets mission, witness, family
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs the new president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Calgary Bishop William McGrattan devoted his October to the Synod on Synodality in Rome, while at the same time his diocese in Canada launched a new five-year pastoral renewal process.
