Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Exploring danger, possibilities of genetic editing
With danger comes some interesting prospects in the field of gene therapy and genome editing, Dr. Brett Salkeld believes.
At Catholic Missions, charity begins at home
With the years of COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) approached 2023 as a year to reassert its visibility in the Canadian Catholic community.
Catholic enrolment scales new heights
Catholic school enrollment has skyrocketed to new heights in many regions across Canada, especially in and around London, Ont., and Saskatoon.
Leo taps pews for pastoral plan
Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo is all ears and wants to hear from clergy and lay parishioners as he helps craft the next pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Donor pledging to save Nova Scotia parish disappears
The anonymous donor who emerged from nowhere in April to present an offer of $10 million to save and restore the historic 118-year-old Église Sainte-Marie Catholic Church in Church Point, N.S., has seemingly vanished into thin air.
Trial date set for alleged Alberta church arsonists
Two men from High Prairie, Alta., charged for setting fire to St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alta., on May 22 are slated for trial almost a year to the day later.
Students embrace sacrifice for freedom
Calgary business leader and philanthropist Murray McCann is touched each year by a gesture performed by students from Calgary’s St. Mary’s University in remembrance of those who gave their lives for the freedom they now enjoy.
Neighbours fight St. Felix Centre’s respite centre
A new respite centre to be run by the St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto is facing strong opposition from community stakeholders.
Assisted death up 31% in 2022
A new Health Canada report revealed the number of euthanasia deaths in 2022 was 13,241, 31.2-per-cent higher than the 10,092 Canadians who requested assisted suicide in 2021.
Calgary renewal targets mission, witness, family
As the new president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Calgary Bishop William McGrattan devoted his October to the Synod on Synodality in Rome, while at the same time his diocese in Canada launched a new five-year pastoral renewal process.