Storm clouds over prayers of military chaplains can’t breach peace of Remembrance Day Mass
By Susan KorahA storm of questions and concerns has broken over the new directive prohibiting military chaplains from invoking God at public military events, prompting Scott McCaig, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada (a special diocese that covers all military personnel) to issue a statement pointing to the inconsistencies and lack of clarity in the new “spiritual reflection policy.”
Beacon of light shines from Bethlehem
By Susan KorahA miracle of peace and interreligious harmony in a region deeply wounded by struggle and violence, Bethlehem University, the only Catholic University in the city, offers more than a quality higher education to its students— about 80 percent of whom are Muslims.
CPJ’s Justice House looks to secure its future
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterCitizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is on the verge of securing the financial future of Justice House, a property neighbouring Parliament Hill that functions as its home for faith-inspired justice.
Peril hangs over pregnancy centre charity status
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe federal government has tabled legislation that, if passed, would compel pregnancy care charities to make public disclosures to keep their registered charitable status.
Indigenous inquiry favours prison sentences for ‘denialism’
By Anna FarrowAfter two and a half years of work, Independent Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray has released a two-volume report at the Oct. 29-30 National Gathering on Unmarked Graves in Gatineau, Que. that focused more on reparations and denialism than the identification and protection of unmarked graves.
Non-profit meal sites add days to feed demand
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterInspired by Sirach 21:5, Pope Francis declared “the prayer of the poor rises up to God” as the theme statement for the 2024 World Day of the Poor.
Quebec defies Canadian law on MAiD directives
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterQuebec began accepting advanced requests for assisted suicide on Oct. 30, and the federal government has pledged not to stand in the Francophone province’s way.
A ‘deeply flawed system’: B.C. reconciliation
By Paul SchratzVancouver Archbishop Raymond Roussin, SM, called the residential school system “deeply flawed” when in 2008 he made an historic apology on behalf of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
Pro-life opportunity knocking
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOver 100 of the most impassioned and committed Canadian anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia activists will convene in Calgary for Cultivating a Culture of Life, a Pro-Life Action Conference.
Reaching for the top
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSt. Mary’s University leaders have publicly conveyed an aspiration for their Calgary-based school to emerge as the premier Canadian Catholic postsecondary learning centre.
Talks with rabbinic council to resume
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterA year after the suspension of discussion between the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus, the two parties are expected to resume official communication.