September 06, 2026
Archdiocese of Toronto soliciting donations for relief
A U.S. Catholic bishop is calling on the international community to step up aid after devastating torrents of water and mud raged along the Nepal-China border, killing more than 580 with over 1,900 still missing.
Accusations ‘unfounded,’ judge rules
A judge has found sexual misconduct accusations against Quebec’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet to be unfounded and ordered his accuser to pay him $100,000.
Four years into a relentless war that has largely faded from news headlines, Ukraine is still facing a massive humanitarian crisis.
Holy Sepulchre order looks to bring sense of normalcy back to children
Knights and dames of the Toronto Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ) will gather in Vaughan north of Toronto Sept. 11 for a special gala in support of the Holy Land Children’s Educational Endowment Fund.
Sarcoma Research Canada is continuing its work toward honouring the memory of children and adults lost to osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma and related bone cancers while advancing research, awareness and support for affected families.
Doctor praises the Roman Catholic way in healing
Dr. Simon Lasair suggests mainstream discourse surrounding the Canadian Catholic health-care system fixates on the procedures these establishments do not offer — euthanasia, abortions — when it should be recognizing the distinctiveness of its services and principles.
Holy Rosary Cathedral to get new life
When spring approaches next year, two 36-foot spires that have soared as landmarks of Regina’s skyline for more than a century will come down as the boldest step yet in a multi-year, multi-million-dollar restoration of Holy Rosary Cathedral.
Mental health challenges facing children and youth are increasingly placing demands on youth ministers, said John MacMullen, associate director of youth ministries for the Archdiocese of Toronto.
It was a day that started like any other for Fr. Terrence “Terry” McKenna. Then in his 12th year as a senior chaplain with the Toronto Airport Catholic Chaplaincy, he walked through the terminal of Pearson International Airport anticipating the regular weekly chaplain meeting that was set to happen as if it were any other day.
On Sept. 11, 2001, 48-year-old Ken Basnicki was killed on a business trip, one of the 24 Canadians who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Just five months later, in February 2002, his parents, widow and two children joined more than 100 Canadian Catholics as that year’s World Youth Day Cross was brought to the site of the attacks in an act of solidarity and hope.
Multitudes are still coming from away to Gander, Nfld. — 25 years since 9/11 brought it to the world's attention.
Quinton Amundson
On Aug. 25, our world became poorer with the loss of Dolly Parton, a soulful, deeply authentic woman, to cancer. May she rest in peace.
A 68-year-old resident of Saint-Simon has been charged with arson following a suspicious fire that completely destroyed the New Brunswick town's historic Saint-Simon Catholic Church on the Acadian Peninsula early Aug. 24.
Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Aug. 27 message to participants at a meeting on addiction issues in the Americas.
Editorial
There’s a valuable lesson here, for Peter and for us. And it’s not exactly subtle. It tells us that to follow Christ means carrying a cross.
Glen Argan The Mustard Seed
The hardest-fought federal election of my long life was the so-called free trade election of 1988.
It is important for me to report a disturbingly commonplace sight in recent months: streetlights across Calgary displaying posters, banners or stickers promoting the Revolutionary Communist Party.
Leah Perrault Barefoot and Preaching
I like to think I am a fairly self-aware person. My flaws are many, and they cast noticeable shadows.
Sr. Helena Burns
Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ontario, is one hundred years old this year, and the Canadian Martyrs feast day is just around the corner on September 26.
New vocations increasingly found online
Nearly six months since it debuted on March 21 with a long-form conversation featuring then Archdiocese of Toronto vocations director Fr. Matthew McCarthy, The Collar podcast has emerged as a significant success story.
