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Catholic churches have thus far been spared from the more than 200 wildfires sweeping through the Northwest Territories, according to Bishop Jon Hansen of the Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese.
Ottawa teacher facing sexual assault charges
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAn Ottawa Catholic District School Board teacher was arrested Aug. 10 and charged with five counts of sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Catholics in fear following Koran burnings
By Catholic Register SpecialIt’s a burning issue from Sweden and Denmark to Iraq and Pakistan. Two Koran-burning incidents by individuals in the two Scandinavian countries have ignited furious reactions in Iraq, Pakistan and much of the Muslim world, leaving Christian minorities there even more vulnerable to extremist hatred.
Ottawa Madonna House mission to close
By Anna FarrowAfter nearly 50 years serving as a cellphone-free refuge for prayer and silence in the centre of Ottawa, a mission house of the Madonna House Apostolate is closing its doors.
Southdown to launch program for clergy on discerning boundaries
By Lea Karen KiviFollowing a 50-country conference on safeguarding against clerical sexual abuse, Southdown Institute’s Fr. Stephen Kappler is launching a pilot project this month to train clergy on boundaries, abuse of spiritual power and healthy integrated sexuality.
Ontario Catholic college a vocations’ breeding ground
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterNine priests. Four professed religious sisters. Four seminarians. Three novitiates. Two transitional deacons. One sister poised to profess her final vows.
Providence palliative director a MAiD provider
By Anna FarrowThe appointment of a Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) provider as Interim Clinical Director of Palliative Care at a Catholic hospital in Ontario has provoked renewed concern about the future of Catholic health care in Canada.
Bishop demands ‘proof’ for missing children claims
By Peter Stockland and Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs he lay in a Calgary hospital bed in late July, retired Bishop Fred Henry summoned the energy to publicly break the silence around what he considers the prevailing “lie” about missing Indian residential school children.
Ottawa Archbishop Emeritus Gervais dies at 91
By Canadian Catholic NewsOttawa 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.
Future preserved for historic Acadian church in Nova Scotia
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA deconsecrated Catholic Church in Digby County, N.S., facing the grim prospect of demolition for months has been afforded a new lease on life.
Anti-MAiD forces ‘need to tell better stories’
By Angelica Vecchiato, Register CorrespondentA Christian think tank is spinning a hopeful narrative for MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) legislation expansion in Canada.