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Archbishop Marcel Gervais is pictured in a 2004 file photo.

Ottawa Archbishop Emeritus Gervais dies at 91

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Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais, who shepherded the bilingual diocese covering Canada’s capital from 1989 to 2007, died Aug. 6, Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop Emeritus Terrence Prendergast announced in an Instagram post.

A view of a damaged building in a flooded area, following heavy rains, in Prevalje, Slovenia, August 6, 2023. Slovenia's Catholic bishops are calling for prayer and material support as floods have ravaged their nation in recent days, killing at least six and displacing thousands.

Slovenian bishops urge prayer, Caritas support as nation battles historic floods

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Catholics in Slovenia are rallying emergency aid and turning to prayer as record floods have ravaged that nation, killing at least six and leaving hundreds homeless.

A young woman and a priest from Ukraine give Pope Francis shards from their war-torn country during a private meeting Aug. 3, 2023, at the Vatican nunciature in Lisbon, Portugal. The Vatican said the pope spent half an hour with a group of Ukrainian pilgrims attending World Youth Day, listening to their stories and praying for peace.

Pope Francis meets WYD pilgrims from Ukraine, hears their stories

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Fifteen World Youth Day pilgrims from Ukraine, most of whom had lost a father or other close relative in the war, had a private meeting with Pope Francis Aug. 3.

The historic St. Bernard Church in Digby County, N.S..

Future preserved for historic Acadian church in Nova Scotia

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A deconsecrated Catholic Church in Digby County, N.S., facing the grim prospect of demolition for months has been afforded a new lease on life.

Pilgrims wave prior to the opening Mass for World Youth Day at Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 1, 2023.

Lisbon basks in joy as World Youth Day opens

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Joyful, singing crowds were walking through Lisbon long after the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2023 was over Aug. 1. The atmosphere surprised even those that lived in the Portuguese capital throughout their lives.

A woman lights a candle during a Christmas liturgy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church community in Berlin, Germany on January 7, 2023.

Ukraine officially moves Christmas to Dec. 25

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, when Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church mark the holiday.

MAiD really isn't a medical issue, suggests Dr. Sephora Tang, a council member with the Ontario Psychiatric Association. For most people, the reasons they want to end their lives boil down to existential questions imposed by loneliness, sadness or depression. They need a friend to lean on. It's a problem that doesn't have a medial solution.

Anti-MAiD forces ‘need to tell better stories’

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A Christian think tank is spinning a hopeful narrative for MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) legislation expansion in Canada. 

World Youth Day pilgrims arrive in Lisbon, Portugal, July 31, 2023. Pope Francis is scheduled to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon Aug. 2-6.

Catholics hope WYD will boost lay people’s involvement with Portuguese church

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With 80% of people identifying as Catholic, Portugal is among the countries with the highest church presence in Europe. The signs of the nation's intimate relationship with Catholicism are visible all across Lisbon, where thousands of youth have already arrived for World Youth Day. Pope Francis is joining them Aug. 2-6.

With artificial intelligence here to stay, including within the Church, questions abound as to whether mankind will be surpassed.

Of bots and men: AI and the Church

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In the brave new world of artificial intelligence, many have raised questions and voiced fears about AI’s potential to surpass human intelligence and bypass human agency.

Members of the Montreal delegation prepare for their journey to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, which runs Aug. 2-6.

WYD pilgrims challenged to be seekers

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Less than 24 hours before her departure for Portugal on July 13, Isabel Correa, national coordinator for the Canadian delegation to World Youth Day (WYD), appeared to exemplify something of the Biblical verse that is the theme for this year’s pilgrimage, “Mary arose and went with haste.”

Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon.

It’s been a full 40 years for Winnipeg archbishop

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Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon said his 40 years of service to the Canadian Catholic Church, first as a priest and then as a bishop, “has gone by so quickly and is so full of events and people.”

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