Canadian News

Calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline have nearly doubled from 2,600 in 2020 to 5,100 in 2024, according to new research released by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking (CCEHT).

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to retract the Liberal Party’s reported agreement with the Bloc Québécois to remove religious-belief exemptions from Canada’s hate speech laws.

It has become apparent to Molly Banerjei the Government of Ontario has no enthusiasm nor urgency to join with nearly 60 municipalities, three regions and the province of Saskatchewan in declaring December as Christian Heritage Month.

After The Catholic Register revealed that pro-life advocate Alissa Golob went undercover while 22 weeks pregnant to test whether late-term abortions were accessible in Canada without medical justification, the national response continues to intensify, with a new twist: a fourth hidden-camera video that Golob says she is legally barred from releasing.

Ahead of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Jubilee pilgrimage, spiritual director Fr. Tim Hanley and on-the-ground coordinator Neil MacCarthy urged the 108 pilgrims to meet any mishaps with grace.

Restoring “hope in the City of God” was the cause drawing over 250 people to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ), Canada - Toronto Lieutenancy Christmas Gala on Nov. 29.

Despite the veil of silence surrounding the longtime persecution of Christians in Nigeria lifting in recent weeks, oppressive bandits and militant groups continue their rampage of terror.

It’s been about a month since Cardinal Giorgio Marengo was in Canada, where he visited and celebrated the Eucharist at Toronto's St. Andrew’s Parish, in thanks of a longstanding relationship between the west end parish and Marengo's home base of Mongolia.

A month after attending the Vatican’s Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies (Oct. 24–26), Canadian lay leaders involved in the Church’s synodality movement hosted a webinar to reflect on the event and discuss next steps in the synodal journey.

Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School is getting a head start on Christmas compassion, with its annual Winter Wonderland Christmas Market set to return to give back to those in need while welcoming in the holiday spirit for the entire school community.