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Bishops across Canada have condemned racism and encouraged peaceful protest amid the global wave of outrage at the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.
CWL takes centennial celebrations online
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterLike much of the nation, the best-laid plans of the Catholic Women’s League have been set aside by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Margaret Healy was a ‘force of nature’
By Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL -- When Margaret Healy came calling, it was hard to say no.
Carving out new land of dreams
By Quinton Amundson, Catholic Register SpecialCALGARY -- Growing fruit and vegetables at a 30-acre urban farm has provided Kamo Zandinen sustenance for her family and a window into her past.
Joe Gideon: A giant in Catholic travel industry
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThere were few like Joseph Gideon in the world of Catholic travel where for six decades he made dreams come true for those seeking a pilgrimage experience.
B.C. back to class … but not normal
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Catholic students joined their public school counterparts across B.C. June 1 in heading back to school for the first time since their extended spring break.
Profit motive blamed in long-term care crisis
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe 88-year-old godmother of palliative care in Ontario knows exactly what’s wrong with long-term care in the province. Much of it is motivated by profit.
Fr. Van Hee bubble-zone case faces a long journey
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- The case against an Ottawa Jesuit priest for violating Ontario’s abortion clinic bubble zone restrictions could go on for years, the lawyer for Fr. Tony Van Hee says.
‘Normal’ church-going a year away … or longer
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt could be a year or longer before churches in Canada can begin welcoming large numbers of worshippers, said a member of the country’s Special Advisory Committee on COVID-19.
Five Straus sisters born to religious life
By Denis Gibbons, Catholic Register SpecialLucy Straus was just a toddler when two of her older siblings left the family’s Waterloo County farm to dedicate their lives to the service of God in the religious life.
Summer camps another COVID casualty
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterDiscussions on how Camp Vincent would operate as this year of pandemic turned into summer became a moot point once the province of Ontario took the decision out of operators’ hands.