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ShareLife almost two-thirds of the way to its 2024 goal

ShareLife almost two-thirds of the way to its 2024 goal

Quinton Amundson · July 3, 2024

As of June 18, the ShareLife parish campaign has accumulated $8.62 million, 62 per cent of its over $14-million goal.
Canadian Sister Marie-Leonie Paradis to be canonized on Oct. 20

Canadian Sister Marie-Leonie Paradis to be canonized on Oct. 20

Canadian Catholic News · July 3, 2024

Canadian Sister Blessed Marie-Leonie Paradis, founder of the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family of Sherbrooke, will be declared a saint on Oct. 20.
Defrocked Montreal priest denied parole

Defrocked Montreal priest denied parole

But convicted sex offender Brian Boucher eligible for statutory release this month

Anna Farrow · July 2, 2024

Former Montreal priest and convicted sex offender Brian Boucher remains unrepentant as he prepares to leave prison this month, says the bishop instrumental is bringing him to justice.
Heritage plaque honours Brampton Catholic co-op

Heritage plaque honours Brampton Catholic co-op

Luke Mandato · July 2, 2024

The site of one of Ontario’s first-ever cooperative housing projects received a special blessing alongside its newly installed commemorative plaque that marked 68 years since the initial blessing of the site's constructors by Bishop Francis Marrocco.
Alberta church transformation complete

Alberta church transformation complete

Strathmore parish finds new home in converted grocery store

Quinton Amundson · July 2, 2024

During one of the family road trips westward from Medicine Hat to Calgary, Fr. Cristino Bouvette said he could faintly recall pit-stopping at the IGA marketplace on 4th Avenue in Strathmore.
Armless, yet still able to touch thousands

Armless, yet still able to touch thousands

Words, resilience allow John Foppe to reach people

Quinton Amundson · July 1, 2024

Joni Eareckson Tada, an evangelical who founded the organization Joni and Friends in 1979 with a mission of “accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community,” once spoke about how God “uses affliction like a hammer and chisel, chipping and cutting to reveal His image in you.”
Putting Christ at centre of communication

Putting Christ at centre of communication

Maltese priest brings unique course to Halifax

Luke Mandato · June 30, 2024

Following years of development and circulation in other parts of the world, a unique course that teaches the importance of Christ-centred communication has made its way to Canada’s east coast.
The long path to graduation

The long path to graduation

Darlene Walker, 77, earns sociology degree

Luke Mandato · June 28, 2024

One student's graduation from King’s University College this month marked the culmination of a determined and lifetime pursuit of higher education.
Kamloops chief believes anomalies are 'unmarked burials'

Kamloops chief believes anomalies are 'unmarked burials'

Quinton Amundson · June 27, 2024

Though Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir has stepped back on her 2021 claims of 215 bodies found in graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS), now referring to them as "anomalies," she said investigations to date still lead to the belief they are "unmarked burials."
Kingston parish celebrates 60 years

Kingston parish celebrates 60 years

Luke Mandato · June 27, 2024

Six decades after being established as Kingston's first church following the Second Vatican Council, the community at St. Joseph's Church remains a vital, and growing, part of the community.