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Youth rising. Bishops' vision. Hope for the homeless.

Youth rising. Bishops' vision. Hope for the homeless.

Catholic Register Staff · September 26, 2025

Register staff explore what’s drawing young people back to faith and why it’s a welcome sight. Also, a Barrie parish’s continued work to address the homelessness crisis.
Symposium takes aim at Barrie homelessness

Symposium takes aim at Barrie homelessness

Luke Mandato · September 25, 2025

While still coming to terms with the city’s recently declared state of emergency, St. Mary’s Parish in Barrie, Ont., will be hosting its second annual symposium on homelessness Oct. 6 under the theme of “Responding with Compassion and Hope.”
Homeless Emergency. MAiD Concerns, and the Catholic Response

Homeless Emergency. MAiD Concerns, and the Catholic Response

Catholic Register Staff · September 19, 2025

Register staff take a closer look at the homelessness crisis across Canada as well as the recent report by Cardus on MAiD.
Supports lacking in face of Barrie's homeless crisis

Supports lacking in face of Barrie's homeless crisis

Luke Mandato · September 15, 2025

It’s been a disappointing few days, weeks and even months for Fr. Larry Léger, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Homeless in TO

Homeless in TO

Various Catholic ministries fight dehumanization, transform lives

Charlotte Taillon · September 6, 2025

The streets of Toronto tell two different stories. One story lives in statistics. The other story lives in the lives of individuals who call the streets home, with each person on a unique journey.
Out of the darkness comes a holy surprise

Church on the Street

Out of the darkness comes a holy surprise

Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · July 12, 2025

By all worldly accounts much of the ministry of The Church on the Street seems like a total waste of time. However, in my more reflective moments I realize that the answer lies somewhere in the mystery that on the street I am constantly surprised by holiness in the midst of addiction, violence, and poverty.
Need is on the rise at Good Shepherd

Need is on the rise at Good Shepherd

Luke Mandato · April 19, 2025

Sticking with tradition, Good Shepherd Ministries will once again provide guests with a holiday feast Easter Sunday in the face of further rising needs in food bank usage and meal programs in Toronto.
'A place of connection, dignity and hope'

'A place of connection, dignity and hope'

Closed Halifax church re-purposed as a downtown homeless shelter

Luke Mandato · March 22, 2025

Though its doors closed in May of last year, one of Halifax’s historic parishes has reopened with a new purpose, offering a warm welcome to the city’s most vulnerable through a temporary basement homeless shelter.
Seeing the heart of God in our midst

Seeing the heart of God in our midst

Cheryl-Ann Smith · January 31, 2025

It is a scene of devastation, love and hope. A scene from the movie The Soloist somehow reveals the stunning beauty and tenderness of the Heart of God.
Demand for Out of the Cold continues to grow

Demand for Out of the Cold continues to grow

'The hunger is very real'

Luke Mandato · October 29, 2024

St. Catharines in Ontario's Niagara Region is not unlike other cities around the country when it comes to the high numbers of people using area food banks.