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Cardus calls for vaccine incentives

May 27, 2021

OTTAWA -- Offering a financial carrot to make sure Canadians get fully vaccinated would be a good path to herd immunity, according to a new policy paper from the religious think tank Cardus.

Development and Peace revenues takes hit during pandemic

May 27, 2021

The latest annual report from Development and Peace reveals the financial toll that COVID-19 has taken on the Canada’s Catholic development and aid organization.

Sex-selection abortion vote expected June 2

May 26, 2021

OTTAWA -- A final vote on a Conservative MP’s effort to ban sex-selective abortion is expected to be held June 2.

UNDRIP ready for the next step as Bill C-15 passes

May 25, 2021

OTTAWA -- Almost 14 years after the United Nations adopted a framework establishing the rights of Indigenous people, Canada is finally on the brink of implementing the historic document.

Supreme Court of Canada rules faith communities not subject to court review on non-legal matters

May 25, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed that secular courts should not be making theological decisions.

Positive parenting encouraged in anxious times

May 23, 2021

As keynote of the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE) conference, broadcaster Kevin Frankish began his session with a simple question: “How are you doing?”

Our Lady of the Cape welcomes global prayer marathon

May 22, 2021

Canada’s Our Lady of the Cape (Notre-Dame-du-Cap) Shrine in Trois-Rivières, Que., will welcome the world May 23 as part of the month-long global prayer marathon.

Those without OHIP can get vaccinated, no questions asked, at FCJ Refugee Centre

May 21, 2021

At the FCJ Refugee Centre, 300 people a day are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 — people who otherwise can’t get a jab.

Catholic bishops find way to resupply Quebec churches with altar wine

May 20, 2021

QUEBEC CITY -- Three wines from France, three from Spain and one from Italy, all already available within the province of Quebec, can now be used for liturgical purposes, the Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops confirmed May 18.

Ontario Catholic colleges feel effect of tuition freeze

May 20, 2021

An Ontario-wide tuition freeze is bad news for the Catholic colleges and universities allied with the province’s large public universities, says the chair of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities of Canada.