HAMILTON, ONT. - It has become the highlight of the Catholic social calendar in the Hamilton area over the past quarter-century and this year was no exception as more than 800 people filled Carmen’s Banquet and Convention Centre on Feb. 9 for the 28th Annual Bishop’s Charities Dinner and Dance.
Trent pro-lifers denied club status
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTrent University’s student union has denied club status to the pro-life student group Trent Lifeline.
One million pennies in one year for charity
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterDon’t look now, but Mike Perron wants to get his hand in your penny jar.
By the time he’s done, he plans to have 2,500 kilograms of pennies. That’s one million coins, or $10,000, which Perron will give to charity.
Order of Malta celebrates nine centuries of service
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When you're 900 years old there are no rash, impulsive decisions to change. But the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta know that change is good, said Roman Ciecwierz.
Deacon leads Windsor anti-pornography protest
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, ONT. - On one of the coldest days so far this winter a small group of men walked back and forth on the sidewalk in front of a central Windsor shopping plaza to protest the proliferation of pornography.
Pope will be missed, says Prime Minister
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Pope Benedict XVI will be missed as a “faithful steward” who “dedicated his life to serving God and his faith.”
Kielburgers' power of youth nurtured by Jesuits
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterKielburgers took lessons learned at Brebeuf to Free the Children
TORONTO - If you want to make people believe in something they’ve never seen and half the world says is impossible, start young. The Kielburger brothers learned that lesson from the Jesuits at Brebeuf College in Toronto.
CCCB president thanks Pope Benedict for “extraordinary leadership”
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his “extraordinary leadership” on the day the world found the pontiff would be stepping down from the papacy.
Papal resignation catches Cardinal Collins by surprise
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Surprise and then prayer was Cardinal Thomas Collins' reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation from the Throne of Peter Feb. 11.
Catholic-Hindu dialogue opens
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholic-Hindu dialogue opens Two traditions begin talks
Nigeria’s religious persecution caught Church by surprise
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Church burnings, attacks on worshippers and suicide bombings in Nigeria are a recent phenomenon that threatens the longstanding harmony between Muslims and Christians, warned Nigeria’s new cardinal.