Canadian brother murdered in Haiti had worked in trying regions
By Ezra Fieser, Catholic News ServiceSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Marianist Brother Richard E. Joyal, who was murdered in Haiti after withdrawing money at an ATM in late April, was a dedicated missionary who had worked in trying circumstances around the world, according to fellow members of the Society of Mary order.
Donation ensures Cornerstones’ future
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A half-million dollar donation from an alumnus is allowing the University of St. Michael’s College to continue offering its SMC ONE: Cornerstone program to its first-year students.
Fired sportscaster developing new Internet channel for freedom, faith
By Catholic Register StaffOAKVILLE, ONT. - Two years after Rogers Sportsnet fired anchor Damian Goddard after he penned a tweet in support of traditional marriage, he says the incident has made him the man he is today, and he’s launching a new online venture to prove it.
Seeing the homeless among us
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Ever since installing its Homeless Jesus sculpture outside its front door, Regis College has been getting second looks.
Middle class ‘going down the tubes’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - For 25 years the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition has gathered religious leaders at Queen’s Park to discuss the poor in Ontario. In their 26th year, ISARC dedicated its spring meeting to the middle class.
Pax Christi Toronto struggling
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - As Pax Christi members around the globe celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s epochal encyclical Pacem in Terris, the seven-year-old Pax Christi Toronto still has only a dozen regular members, has made no progress toward becoming a national Catholic peace movement and can’t name its international or national priorities.
St. Clare has big plans for milestone celebrations
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Come August one of Toronto’s oldest parishes will enter its centenary year and its parishioners are doing what they can to ensure its future for another 100 years.
New strategic plan for Martyrs’ Shrine underway
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA high percentage of the 100,000- plus visitors who walked the grounds of Midland, Ont.’s Martyrs’ Shrine last year will begin pouring through the gates again when the shrine reopens on May 4.
Canadian priest murdered in Haiti
By Catholic Register StaffA Marian order priest on the cusp of returning to Canada within a week was shot and killed in Haiti's capital April 25.
Boston terror strikes too close to home
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsBOSTON - I was in the foyer of the House of Commons when I learned of the Boston Marathon bombings. Knowing my brother Mike and his wife Sally had friends running, I immediately called his home. Sally said Mike had been shooting video of runners raising money for charity and had called her from near the finish line. “His voice was high. He said: ‘There’s been an explosion. I’m okay. I gotta go.’ ”
Iraqi refugees finally beat the odds
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The Meera family have endured two wars, ethnic cleansing, religious persecution and a lot of bureaucracy, but with the help of a Catholic parish in Brampton, Ont., the six Iraqi Christian refugees have fought their way into Canada.