The York Catholic District School Board has decided against appealing a court decision that it must let a non-Catholic run as a student trustee. But it is warning parents the case reflects anti-Catholicism in society, and urges them to pressure Queen’s Park to change the law that sparked the ruling.
CNEWA director plunged into geopolitical mess
By Susan Korah, Catholic Register SpecialScholar, professor of theology, promoter of ecumenism, Dr. Adriana Bara has worn many hats. But as the newly appointed National Director of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association), she is convinced she has taken one more step on the path that she has always wanted to follow — to work for the Kingdom of God and to put the Gospel message of compassionate love into action.
Vancouver rethinking homeless solutions
By Nicholas Elbers, Canadian Catholic NewsThe oft-told story of the child who throws starfish back into the ocean because “it matters to that one” is the kind of organic growth that Bob Buckham hopes to see when ministering to the homeless in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
'Bubble zone' law constitutionally challenged
By Peter Stockland and Susan Korah, Catholic Register SpecialLawyers for Fr. Tony Van Hee say they’ll press forward with a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s abortion clinic “bubble zone” law despite charges being dropped against the 87-year-old Jesuit priest.
Toronto Eritreans pray for jailed bishop
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterMothers led the prayers for imprisoned Bishop Fikremariam Haghos Tsalim as 300 faithful of the Eritrean Catholic Community gathered in St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic Church after Mass Oct. 23.
CCIS settlement approach yields high demand
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIn his early days with Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), CEO Fariborz Birjandian said very few immigrants arriving in Canada “had any clue where Calgary was, or Edmonton and Saskatchewan.” Toronto was the desired destination.
Matching donor steps up for ShareLife
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterShareLife has secured a matching donor to help spur contributions in the last two months of the campaign that supports over 40 Catholic social service agencies.
Torbay, N.L., Catholics attempt to save parish
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterParishioners of Holy Trinity Parish in Torbay, N.L., are teaming with the Archdiocese of St. John’s Archdiocesan Renewal Corporation (ARC) to raise $450,000 to secure ownership of their house of worship.
Pro-lifers fight back against MAiD for babies
By Susan Korah, Catholic Register SpecialNearly 200 doctors, nurses and health care workers have signed a letter to the Commons committee studying MAiD warning against a Quebec physicians’ plan to euthanize newborns.
Report takes synod to the peripheries
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA handpicked team of nine North American theologians, two of them Canadian, has just published a 70,000-word report based on consultations with migrants and asylum seekers, LGBTQ Catholics, women, the disabled, prisoners and other marginalized groups.
Canadian bishops address youth concerns
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFr. Joshua Roldan commends the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops for meeting today’s young Catholics where they are at in a new normal shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.