Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register
Toronto to join in canonization ceremonies
TORONTO - Before the sun rises on April 27, celebrations to honour the canonizations of Blesseds Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will have already begun in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Women need to embrace their ‘Feminine Genius’
TORONTO - God has entrusted humankind to women, said Anita Healy at the fifth annual Dynamic Women of Faith conference, and so women must pray to God for the courage to embody their “Feminine Genius.”
Taking you back to 33 days in 1978
Thirty-three days into his papacy, Pope John Paul I was found dead. His sudden death in 1978 plunged Catholics and other Christians into what British actor David Suchet calls “absolute despair” and set the stage, literally, for the theatrical production of The Last Confession.
Adorers hit city streets
On Holy Thursday, Oriana Bertucci enjoys carrying out a centuries-old tradition through the modern-day city streets of Toronto.
Jesuit Volunteers taking it to the city streets
Toronto - Jesuit Volunteers Canada is going to town. The rural-based, one-year service program is recruiting volunteers for an urban expansion into Toronto.
Finding comfort in Our Lady of Guadalupe
Toronto - The same year Deacon Gerard Almeida returned to his ministry at Toronto’s Nativity of Our Lord parish, he set eyes on the Marian icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This April, he will realize his dream of installing a sister replica of the icon as a permanent fixture of his home church.
Dusting off sacred objects
TORONTO - When a chalice has been tarnished by the years or a monstrance set aside due to the changing tides of style, it will no longer need to spend the rest of its shelf life on an actual shelf. The Sacred Objects Exchange, a new initiative in the Archdiocese of Toronto, is bringing these valued liturgical items out of retirement.
Retired Bishop Pearse Lacey dead at 97
Toronto - About one year after celebrating the 70th anniversary of his ordination, Bishop Emeritus Pearse Lacey has died. the Toronto native passed away on April 2. He was in his 98th year.
Biblical films back in style
A decade after The Passion of the Christ, Hollywood has seen the light — again — and it’s the colour of money.
Dual events to rejuvenate Catholic women and girls
TORONTO - Raising daughters today is difficult because much of what they learn at home is attacked by modern culture, says Dorothy Pilarski, Catholic mom and author.