OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has launched a petition in support of a bill now before the Senate to create Pope John Paul II Day.
Archbishop says pope told him Quebec must 'rise again'
By Catholic News ServiceMONTREAL - Quebec must "rise again" and recover its traditional faith, Pope Francis told Quebec Archbishop Gerald Lacroix, who recently visited Rome.
ShareLife needs $1.2 million to put it over the top
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - As ShareLife's 2013 parish campaign rounds the final bend, parishioners are being asked to dig as deep as they can to help reach the $12.3 million goal.
The Register chosen North America’s top Catholic newspaper
By Catholic Register StaffDENVER - The Catholic Register has won the prestigious John P. Foley Award for excellence in Catholic journalism.
Canada denounces slaying of Catholic priest in Syria
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Canadian government has condemned recent sectarian violence targeting Christians in Syria.
Hamilton cathedral recognized as minor basilica — eight decades later
By Tony Gosgnach, Catholic Register SpecialHAMILTON, ONT. - Although the wheels of administration are known to often turn slowly at the Vatican, all involved acknowledge that it was a particularly long process when, more than 80 years after the subject was first broached, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Hamilton finally received its designation as a minor basilica on Feb. 25 this year.
Bill to axe Section 13 of Canadian Human Rights Act has received royal assent
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - After languishing a year in the Senate and a last ditch effort by prominent Liberal Senators to kill it, a bill to axe Section 13 from the Canadian Human Rights Act has received royal assent.
Toronto students celebrate the greatest country in the world
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Although school's out for the summer the Toronto Catholic school board didn't miss the opportunity to celebrate Canada Day with its students, albeit a little early.
CCCB campaign to aid Syrian refugees
By Glen Argan, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON - The Canadian bishops, along with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, have launched a special fundraising campaign to raise emergency aid for Syrian refugees.
Holy See unhappy with Canadian arms treaty inaction
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA Vatican diplomat has signalled serious concerns over Canada’s belated attempt to ratify an arms control treaty it signed five years ago.
World Vision trying to bring some normality to Syrian refugee children
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Last November, while visiting a refugee camp in Lebanon for Syrians fleeing the civil war in their homeland, Lindsay Gladding found out first hand how important World Vision's Child Friendly Spaces are.