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What is the price of an abusive kiss by a predatory priest? How much should an unwanted fondle fetch to serve justice to the victim? Ask the class-action lawyers.
Prayers continue as Nova Scotia fires contained
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs Nova Scotians received a welcome dose of good news on June 5 that the overall wildfire situation across the province has been contained and many of the evacuees were authorized to return to their homes, the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth continued to call for prayer for those affected.
St. John’s settlement appears near
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSurvivors of abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, and by clergy from the Archdiocese of St. John’s through the years, are poised to receive a financial settlement from the archdiocese by the end of the year.
Pope Francis will never give up hope for peace, says papal envoy back from Ukraine
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceWhen it comes to peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis is not giving up hope, said Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the papal envoy recently returned from the war-torn nation.
Saskatoon school board vandalized in Pride protest
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ (GSCS) downtown office was vandalized May 29 following the leaking of an internal email asking principals to avoid the “Rainbow Tent” at a children’s festival.
Suspect sought in Calgary cathedral fire
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Calgary Police Service (CPS) is on the hunt for a man who deliberately started a fire and assaulted two men at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Calgary.
Pope Francis to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News ServicePope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision of a previous operation, the Vatican said.
Suspended Catholic school student fights for standing
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIt appears that James Kitchen will have to wait until nearly the end of the summer to substantively challenge the suspension of St. Joseph’s High School student Josh Alexander in provincial court.
Papal envoy meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv
By Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta, OSV NewsPope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, was finishing his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid breaking news of the destruction of a critical dam and hydroelectric power plant along the front lines in southern Ukraine that Zelenskyy blamed on "Russian terrorists." The Russian side accused Ukrainian forces of blowing up the dam. Ukraine accused Russians of committing what it called "ecocide."
Sculptor, cardinal tout Dante’s power
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIf you ask Toronto’s retired archbishop Cardinal Thomas Collins or celebrated Canadian Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz to discuss the legacy of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), they will likely wax poetic about the famous Catholic Italian poet, writer and philosopher.
Steubenville Atlantic opens to new generation
By Angelica Vecchiato, Register CorrespondentThis year’s Steubenville Atlantic Youth Conference is forecast to resonate with the daily struggles of teen life.