The Saskatchewan government has tabled its Parents’ Bill of Rights Act — complete with the notwithstanding clause — to prevent children under the age of 16 from changing their names or pronouns without parental consent.
Bill C-314 defeated, MAiD will be offered for mental illness next year
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConservative MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314, which would have stopped the upcoming expansion of the Canadian euthanasia regime, was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Oct. 18 by a 167-150 vote.
Sister nuns retire together
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialThe director of Valley Native Ministry in Saskatchewan’s Treaty 4 territory for the last 40 years, Sr. Bernadette Feist and her older sister, Sr. Theresa, both Ursuline nuns, are retiring.
Italians at Holy Rosary’s heart for 100 years
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterJosephine “Jo” Dellapenta’s father Geremino hailed from Campobasso, the capital city of the Italian region of Molise. Her mother, Alfonsina Cordileone, lived her first 11 years in a town not far away.
Mental health focus of Saskatoon congress
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterClergy, pastoral staff, lay leaders and congregants in the Diocese of Saskatoon will learn how the Church can support mental health and well-being during the annual one-day diocesan Fall Congress on Oct. 19.
Renew Toronto aims to enrich young adult faith
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOver 500 Catholic young adults aged 19 to 39 will strive to enrich their faith at the annual Renew Toronto conference, which is being staged at the Canada Event Centre in Whitby, Ont., on Nov. 4.
Parental rights march returning
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWhile proponents on either side will debate just how many people were drawn to last month’s 1 Million March 4 Children, the one thing that is clear is the nationwide demonstrations have got people talking.
Archbishop Miller calls for robust religious freedom
By Nicholas Elbers, Canadian Catholic NewsSpeaking to Catholic lawyers at this year’s Red Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller emphasized the need for a broader understanding of religious freedom in Canada, challenging the nation to uphold its reputation for “healthy secularism.”
Students, staff ‘blindsided’ by Brescia merger
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOver 300 undergraduates and faculty assembled at the Save Brescia Rally on Sept. 27 to protest Canada’s only women’s university fully integrating into Western University in May 2024 after years of being an affiliated college.
Tolkien’s Middle Earth shaped by his Catholicism
By Joshua Ben Joseph, Catholic Register SpecialEager eyes and willing ears filled the room as Lord of the Rings aficionados thronged to the University of Toronto’s Newman Centre to discuss hobbits, elves and all things Tolkien.
MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314 gains some NDP support
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConservative MP Ed Fast said he feels his bill to stop the expansion of MAiD (medical assistance in dying) to the mentally ill is gaining support across the country, and even within the House of Commons chambers.