TORONTO - Canada’s oldest Catholic print publication, the Jesuits’ Canadian Messenger of the Sacred Heart, will go to print for the final time this month after 124 continuous years in production.
Child porn investigation at Caledonia church
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterPolice have seized computers from St. Patrick’s Church in Caledonia, Ont., as part of an ongoing investigation into child pornography.
Canada’s bishops offer prayers, support in wake of Moncton shootings
By Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops president has written to the Archbishop of Moncton to offer condolences after the shooting deaths of three Mounties in the Maritime city June 4.
Migrants in a ‘perpetual Good Friday’
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - On the sugar cane plantations in the Dominican Republic, life is bitter for the Haitian migrants who farm the land.
Modern slavery conference examines human trafficking on the homefront
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Human trafficking is not limited to sexual slavery, says Karlee Sapoznik, and it occurs closer to home than Canadians believe.
School yourself before marking your ballot
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - Before marking an X on a ballot Catholic voters should pencil in a grade on a report card for candidates in the Ontario provincial election.
Br. Canterucci’s aid work rewarded by Tanzania
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - For his 40 years of digging wells and building schools and hospitals in Tanzania, Br. Anthony Canterucci has been honoured with that country’s Medal of Honour.
Groups applaud bill that would make purchase of sex illegal
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - An array of groups that oppose prostitution are applauding the introduction of Bill C-36 June 4 that criminalizes the purchase of sex, targeting johns as well as pimps and traffickers.
Fight is on as Quebec’s euthanasia bill passes
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Groups opposed to euthanasia vow to fight Quebec’s adoption June 5 of Bill-52 “An act on end-of-life care” that brings euthanasia to the province.
Faith has sustained Filipinos in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - In the six months since Typhoon Haiyan stripped thousands of Filipinos of everything they have, there is one thing that it couldn’t destroy: the people’s hope and faith in God.
Pope Francis’ prayer at security wall a ‘slap in the face,’ says B’nai Brith
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Under the headline “A slap in the face,” B’nai Brith Canada CEO Frank Dimant has used his organization’s newspaper to condemn Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Holy Land.