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Dominic Beaudry believes by sharing Ojibwe language and culture in a positive way, including translating the Raptors’ “We The North” slogan into the language, advances social justice.

Sudbury teacher mines sport for justice

By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register

Sports enthusiast and Indigenous language educator Dominic Beaudry doesn’t pass up an opportunity for a teachable moment on or off the field of play.

A statue honouring missing and murdered Indigenous stands outside Saskatoon police headquarters.

Indigenous centre feeds youth in need

By Catholic Register Staff

Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre donated 100 supermarket food vouchers and over 200 pre-made meals to help young people in need.

Montreal Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dowd with his brother Chris, who last month succumbed to ALS. The bishop says his brother decided early in his struggle that he would not let it define his life.

The story of my brother’s death

By Bishop Thomas Dowd

I’ve always done my best thinking through writing, and the death of my younger brother Chris last month has given me a lot to think about. The thing is, his life had meaning, and so did his death. I write this to share just a few reflections on that meaning.

The new St. Isidore’s Church serving the French-speaking community in St. Isidore, Ont. The new building replaces the church destroyed by fire four years ago. It was consecrated and blessed by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast July 23.

New life for parish after devastating fire

By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News

ST. ISIDORE, ONT. -- When the historic church in St. Isidore, built in 1879, was destroyed by fire after a lightning storm in 2016, the community vowed off that the spiritual centre of the small French-Canadian community in eastern Ontario would rise again.

Ontario schools back in business in September

By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register

Ontario’s high school and elementary students will be back in school in September, with significant provincial investment in measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Assisted suicide rate continues to climb

By Catholic Register Staff

The number of medically-assisted deaths in Canada rose by more than 25 per cent in 2019 and made up two per cent of all Canadian deaths last year, Health Canada’s first annual report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada found.

COVID takes heavy toll on Missions

By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register

Fr. David Reilander spent the early days of the COVD-19 shutdown alongside Catholic Missions In Canada’s financial and administration director Lina Kim diagnosing the potential impacts the pandemic would have on its operations.

Vandals defaced a statue of Jesus outside Calgary’s Sacred Heart Church in mid-July.

Parish statues targeted by vandals

By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register

Constant vigilance will be required from staff and parishioners at churches across Canada to safeguard against the rising tide of vandalism inflicted upon religious statues.

Four bishops appointed to revamped Development and Peace council

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

A nearly three-year process of investigation and review at the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has resulted in a slimmed-down national council with four bishops appointed to the development agency’s governing body.

Brothers Craig, foreground, and Marc Kielburger operate the various agencies surrounding WE Charity.

Students hit hardest by WE fallout

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

While the WE Charity scandal marches on, Catholic charities that had hoped to put young volunteers to work through the Canada Student Service Grant have been left wondering when and if they will ever see federal funding to support volunteer programs.