A 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.
Safe-injection site slated for former Catholic house
By Anna FarrowBenedict Labre House, a Montreal non-profit that was once a Catholic “house of hospitality,” is at the centre of controversy over plans to operate a novel form of supervised injection site (SIS) at its new centre meters from a day-care and elementary school.
Broken promises torpedo Bill C-314, says Fast
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConservative MP Ed Fast is “profoundly disappointed in the Liberal MPs who had promised” they would support Bill C-314, but ultimately chose not to when voting time arrived on Oct. 18.