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In a time and place where Christians, and especially Catholics, are at each other’s throats over basic truths about the world we’re living in, how we teach theology matters a great deal to the University of St. Michael’s College’s newest theology professor.
ShareLife gets a reboot
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe rapid proliferation of COVID-19 prevented ShareLife, the Archdiocese of Toronto’s annual charitable appeal, from launching its major parish fundraising campaign on the last weekend of March as intended.
Edmonton vows to restore historic Indigenous parish
By Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- The Archdiocese of Edmonton says it will do whatever it takes to restore Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples after a devastating fire Aug. 30 tore through the rear of the building.
Wife fighting husband’s bid for assisted suicide
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- A legal battle between an elderly married couple in Nova Scotia over the husband’s wish to kill himself with medical aid has become a rallying cry for anti-euthanasia organizations in Canada.
Vancouver archdiocese ‘negligent’ on abuse, suit says
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Vancouver claims the archdiocese was “systematically negligent” in protecting parishioners from abuse by clergy.
Advocates to keep up battle against refugee agreement
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic NewsThe federal government’s decision to appeal a court ruling that puts an international refugee agreement with the United States at risk is disappointing but not surprising to refugee advocacy and church groups that have long sought to have the Safe Third Country Agreement scuttled.
Virgin Mary statue decapitated in west-end Toronto
By Catholic Register StaffToronto police have released an image of a man sought for decapitating a statue of the Virgin Mary outside a church in the city’s west end.
Ministry offers lifeline for desperate migrants
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterIt’s the afternoon of July 20 in Honduras, and Fr. Luis Lopez is travelling in a car packed with food, clothing and supplies to meet a group of 80 Nicaraguan migrants stranded at the border between Honduras and Guatemala.
Late Jesuit shapes sculptor’s spirit, art
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSt. Padre Pio built a hospital, performed miraculous healing acts, heard over five million confessions and manifested the stigmata. But the Italian priest, who died in 1968 at age 81, knew his highest purpose would be accomplished following his departure from Earth.
Church-school bond remains priority despite pandemic
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCanadian Catholic school boards are about to embark upon a September unlike any other due to COVID-19.
Home is where the inspiration is
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterKatja Murray didn’t have to look far for inspiration to make the leap into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), a field where women remain largely on the outside looking in.