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New program reaches out to socially isolated

October 26, 2024

A December 2023 National Institute on Aging (NIA) report drew significant attention to social isolation by indicating that “as many as 41 per cent of Canadians aged 50 years and older are at risk” of this phenomenon.

Churches open up to mental health challenges

October 25, 2024

New research to be published next month shows progress has been made in normalizing mental illness and mental health challenges among Canadian Christian congregations.

Students aiding students in hard times

October 24, 2024

As communities across the land deal with an ever-increasing affordability crisis, Ontario’s Catholic school boards are doing what they can to combat financial distress within their communities.

Alberta city looks to cancel Bishop Grandin

October 23, 2024

St. Albert, Alta.’s naming committee has received an application requesting the late Bishop Vital Justin Grandin’s name be removed from a prominent downtown neighbourhood.

Blessed Carlo Acutis relic Ontario tour kicks off Oct. 31

October 23, 2024

Can Blessed Carlo Acutis’ PlayStation 2 be considered a second-class relic? Some may be wondering this and other aspects of the soon-to-be teen saint’s life as the Catholic Church anticipates the canonization of its first millennial saint during next year’s Jubilee Year.

Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis Canada’s newest saint

October 22, 2024

For the third time, a Canadian has been elevated to sainthood with the Oct. 20 canonization of St. Marie-Léonie Paradis. Canadian Catholics turned up in force to celebrate the canonization of Quebec-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis in St. Peter’s Square, with bishops and priests, members of the congregation Paradis founded and devoted laity made the trip to Rome for the special occasion.

Halifax experiences Eucharist's power

October 22, 2024

Halifax-Yarmouth's first Eucharistic Congress wrapped up Oct. 20, drawing local faithful to numerous events over four days for prayer, reflection and worship. The climax, according to Aurea Sadi, a project coordinator of adult faith within the Office of Pastoral Life & New Evangelization, was a five-km procession Oct. 19 from St. Agnes Church to downtown Halifax's St. Mary Cathedral Basilica. The numbers that joined for this procession surprised even organizers.

Calgary's Africans show spirit they have to offer

August 30, 2024

A gathering of 1,500 who filled the pews at Calgary's St. Michael’s Catholic Community parish on Aug. 25 roared with the spirit of Africa. Following the first ever African Mass of Thanksgiving to be staged in the Diocese of Calgary, attendees came together for an outdoor reception featuring an array of gastronomy and dances revered by members of the African diaspora.

Message by Archbishop Leo for Canada Day

June 30, 2024

A message by Archbishop Francis Leo of Toronto for Canada Day.

Pro-lifers lose standard bearer to cancer at 41

May 11, 2024

On May 9, as thousands of Canadians once again gathered on Parliament Hill for the annual March for Life, Canada’s pro-life movement lost one of its greatest champions. Albertos Polizogopoulos, a dear husband to Faye Sonier, father of two, and a friend of many, passed away at the age of 41 after being diagnosed with cancer in September 2020. It is a devastating loss not only for those of us who knew and loved him, but for the Canadian Church that benefited from his commitment, his conviction, and his integrity.

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