Western Canada

Dominic Montpetit fondly recollects running the 42-kilometre marathon at the Great Canadian Death Race near Grand Cache, Alta., alongside his brothers and Bishop Mark Hagemoen of Saskatoon in 2022.

March has gifted Canadian culture of life advocates with hope in the form of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Help Not Harm campaign and the Alberta government’s sweeping euthanasia reform bill.

The Man of the Shroud Exhibition, a long-standing blend of faith, science and mystery centred on the historical Shroud of Turin, wrapped up its final run in British Columbia this month.

In an age when some philosophical materialists believe nothing exists beyond matter, Dr. David Neima says neuroscience points in another direction.

The B.C. government says it plans to introduce legislation creating protest buffer zones around schools and places of worship.

St. Mary’s University in Calgary is poised to significantly grow its student population and campus space over the next several years.

More than 65 years after it was established, St. Mary’s Parish in Prince George will close July 26, 2026, as the Diocese of Prince George cites declining Mass attendance, financial pressures, and long-term demographic trends.

There was a quiet but significant change to how World Day of the Sick was observed in Vancouver this year as the Archdiocese of Vancouver hosted the World Day of the Sick Mass in the wake of Catholic Health Association of B.C. winding down its mission.

Much of Western society has become “deaf to the word of life spoken not only by the Church but also by science,” Archbishop Richard Smith said at the recent Archbishop’s Annual Mass for Life at Vancouver’s Holy Rosary Cathedral.

With the sun shining on the waves, Archbishop Richard Smith made a pastoral visit to Vancouver’s port ministry, accompanying port chaplains in their duties supporting the spiritual welfare of docked seafarers and ship workers.