MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Newlyweds Raynold and Vanessa D’Sa travelled to Rome for their honeymoon with hopes of receiving a group blessing from Pope Francis. But their dreams more than came true when the pontiff blessed them both individually, taking their hands in his as they knelt before him.
St. Michael's Hospital on board with safe injection site
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - St. Michael’s Hospital doesn’t want people to inject street drugs. But Toronto’s largest Catholic hospital believes some addicts should have access to a community-based safe injection site.
Pope sends apostolic blessing to residents of Lac-Mégantic
By Catholic News ServiceOttawa, Ontario - Pope Francis offered prayers for the people touched by the tragic July 6 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, said the Vatican secretary of state.
Petition to support John Paul II Day launched
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - 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.