Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Keys to 1914 and today: humanity, humility
Brooks, Alta., author Ben Galeski’s splendid new novel, The Good Heart, chronicles a young Canadian infantryman who turns to God and his inner strength to survive the hellish crucible of the First World War.
RCMP say Nova Scotia rectory fire ‘suspicious’
Meteghan RCMP have opened an arson investigation after deeming a rectory fire next to the former St. Bernard Church in Digby County, N.S., to be “suspicious in nature.”
Database tracks persecution of Christians
Global Christian Relief (GCR) has launched a new searchable violent incidents database (VID) that chronicles all the violent attacks on Christians and people of faith around the world.
Win in Alberta for doctors’ conscience rights
Pro-life organizations are celebrating the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s (CPSA) decision not to impose an “effective referral” mandate that would have forced health practitioners to violate conscience rights to facilitate objectionable procedures like assisted suicide or abortion.
Church burnings said to be ‘understandable’
According to the Catholic Civil Rights League’s (CCRL) database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery on May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Seeking God’s Kingdom in Toronto
Archbishop Leo issues his inaugural pastoral letter.
Alberta Catholic trustee appeals dismissal
An Alberta school trustee who lost her position for an Aug. 27 social media post comparing the LGBT community to Nazi Germany is appealing her dismissal.
Reborn discipleship program aims to grow
The Catholic School of Evangelization’s (CSE) Discipleship Formation Program (DFP) is experiencing a rebirth in St. Malo, Man.
European charm brewing at Ottawa cathedral
Caffeine culture finds home at Notre Dame’s Café des Tours
Parish aims to be Strathmore’s ‘beating heart’
Fr. Cristino Bouvette knew the first guided tour of the future Sacred Heart Parish would be a profoundly stirring experience for his congregation.