A deepening polarization in Canadian society and increased vandalism against houses of worship has led to an interfaith call for the federal government to provide more robust protection of religious institutions.
For 50 years, York U chaplaincy grows the faith
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterMuch has changed over the past 50 years, but at York University, one constant is the presence of its Catholic chaplaincy.
Plotting Steubenville return to Toronto
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterWith the Steubenville Toronto youth conference seemingly burned out and faded away, the symposium that provides teens the chance to encounter Christ looks to be slowly finding new life after a four-year hiatus.
New Pembroke bishop prepares for latest chapter in journey
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterIt has been a chaotic few weeks for Fr. Michael Brehl, the leader of the Canadian Redemptorists who was appointed the newest Bishop for the Diocese of Pembroke June 11.
For three decades, Street Patrol feeds Toronto's homeless
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterSt. Patrick’s Summer Street Patrol program is returning for a 29th year of service next month as part of a continued effort to provide full stomachs and smiling faces to Toronto’s most vulnerable.
Archdiocese of Toronto clergy changes for 2024
By Catholic Register StaffClergy changes for the Archdiocese of Toronto, as of June 26 unless otherwise noted.
Religious research hub launched at UWaterloo
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterStirred by hearing so often over the years that many people know nothing about the Canadian religious landscape, Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme pitched some University of Waterloo colleagues the idea of forming a new scholarly institute on religion.
Long-suffering Mount Cashel victims settlements on hold, again
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe passing of another plaintiff in the Mount Cashel abuse case further highlights the repeated delays that have continually cropped up in the legal process. Monetary restitution not received is ultimately justice denied.
Vancouver Catholic hospital faces MAiD ‘conundrum’
By Terry O'Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsMore than half a year has now passed since the British Columbia government ordered Vancouver Coastal Health to build a euthanasia facility next to St. Paul’s Hospital, thereby doing an end run around the Catholic hospital’s principled opposition to assisted suicide.
Family sues over Vancouver Catholic hospital’s euthanasia policy
By Canadian Catholic NewsThe parents of a terminally ill woman who was transferred to another facility to be euthanized after St. Paul’s Hospital refused to allow the procedure on its premises are suing the provincial government and Providence Health Care, the Catholic health-care provider that operates St. Paul’s.
Concerns surround MAiD for prisoners
By Anna FarrowDespite recent revisions to guidelines for Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) in Canadian prisons announced in March, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger remains concerned about a process that remains opaque to public scrutiny.