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New research to be published next month shows progress has been made in normalizing mental illness and mental health challenges among Canadian Christian congregations. 

Students aiding students in hard times

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As communities across the land deal with an ever-increasing affordability crisis, Ontario’s Catholic school boards are doing what they can to combat financial distress within their communities.

Alberta city looks to cancel Bishop Grandin

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St. Albert, Alta.’s naming committee has received an application requesting the late Bishop Vital Justin Grandin’s name be removed from a prominent downtown neighbourhood.

Blessed Carlo Acutis relic Ontario tour kicks off Oct. 31

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Can Blessed Carlo Acutis’ PlayStation 2 be considered a second-class relic? Some may be wondering this and other aspects of the soon-to-be teen saint’s life as the Catholic Church anticipates the canonization of its first millennial saint during next year’s Jubilee Year.

Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis Canada’s newest saint

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For the third time, a Canadian has been elevated to sainthood with the Oct. 20 canonization of St. Marie-Léonie Paradis.

Canadian Catholics turned up in force to celebrate the canonization of Quebec-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis in St. Peter’s Square, with bishops and priests, members of the congregation Paradis founded and devoted laity made the trip to Rome for the special occasion.

Halifax experiences Eucharist's power

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Halifax-Yarmouth's first Eucharistic Congress wrapped up Oct. 20, drawing local faithful to numerous events over four days for prayer, reflection and worship. 

The climax, according to Aurea Sadi, a project coordinator of adult faith within the Office of Pastoral Life & New Evangelization, was a five-km procession Oct. 19 from St. Agnes Church to downtown Halifax's St. Mary Cathedral Basilica. The numbers that joined for this procession surprised even organizers.

Taking the Word to Toronto streets

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The Archdiocese of Toronto is hosting three days of continuous, public Bible reading in an effort to unite Christians of various traditions and cultures.

St. Joseph's Centre celebrates life

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Like many others making their way through Toronto’s bustling morning rush hour, Frank E. D’Angelo starts his day like he has for years, with a simple cup of coffee. Instead of sipping on it at home, in gridlocked traffic or at his desk, he prefers to enjoy it on the landing steps of his crisis pregnancy centre: St. Joseph's Centre of Hope for Women in downtown Toronto.

Physicians, heal thyselves: Society seeks to heal, renew profession

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Dr. Farr Curlin aligned with fellow U.S. physicians over the past several years to form The Hippocratic Society, a group aiming to restore moral formation and conscientious clinical judgment as cherished ideals in practising good medicine.

100 simple years for St. Teresa’s Parish

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Last Sunday marked a major milestone for St. Teresa’s in Etobicoke as the church community gathered together for a Mass celebrating the parish’s centennial anniversary. 

Niagara IceDogs don't disappoint on Faith Night

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While no one can say for sure whether or not divine intervention played a role in the Niagara IceDogs' improbable Oct. 17 comeback victory against the Ottawa 67’s, the demographics of the fans in attendance certainly couldn't have hurt.