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Seven men handed their lives over to service in the Church, service to the Eucharist, service to the Gospel at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto on Saturday, May 13.
Pope Francis, Zelenskyy talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war in Ukraine
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceAfter literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican.
Canadians help keep hope alive in Holy Land
By Susan KorahDespite living under dark clouds of uncertainty and fear, Christians in the Holy Land are still a beacon of light and a much-needed presence there, says Joseph Hazboun.
Ukrainian bishops hopeful for President Zelenskyy's Vatican visit
By Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV NewsUkrainian church leaders have cautiously welcomed news of a Vatican visit by their country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks in anticipation of a counteroffensive by Kyiv's forces.
UK bishop denounces new IVF method resulting in first baby born with DNA of three people
By Simon Caldwell, OSV NewsAn English Catholic bishop has denounced the first reported births of "three-parent" babies in the UK as "deeply concerning."
Universities increasingly go international
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterKing’s University College principal David Malloy found something more precious than gold on an April trip to India — students.
Thousands gather for annual March for Life protest in Ottawa
By Catholic Register StaffOn a 25-degree blue sky May day in Ottawa, Canada’s national pro-life movement made clear it has no intention of calling “may day” in the battle against abortion and Medical Aid in Dying.
More child porn charges laid against Milton teacher
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterHalton Regional Police Service’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I.C.E.) has laid 28 additional child pornography charges on a former Catholic elementary school teacher who has already been in custody since Jan. 5.
Oblates ready to divest from fossil fuels
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThis year’s Earth Day announcement of organizations shedding their investments in fossil fuels rang up another 31 religious institutions globally divesting from oil, gas and coal, and a Canadian order is expected to soon add to that number.
March for Life takes aim at government’s pro-abortion agenda
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCampaign Life Coalition is calling on Canadians to emulate the United States in extending rights to all human beings, particularly those in the womb.
Newfoundland acquires 32 schools owned by archdiocese
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA recent tentative agreement struck in a St. John’s courtroom will transfer control over 32 schools on the Avalon and Burin peninsulas from the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s (RCESJ) to the Newfoundland and Labrador government.