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Movie nights help cure the isolation for Catholic youth in the GTA

March 27, 2021

With few options for things to do on a Saturday night during a pandemic, some Catholic youth are still finding ways to go to the movies together.

Ottawa students drive equity message forward

March 26, 2021

A student-led Black Lives Matter (BLM) t-shirt initiative at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Ottawa’s west end aims to keep dialogue around anti-Black racism alive.

Religious raise concerns with Development and Peace investigation by Canadian bishops

March 25, 2021

The three-year investigation into Development and Peace partners by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and senior Development and Peace management is raising questions among Canada’s religious sisters and priests.

St. Joseph Seminary rector appointed as new bishop of Prince Albert

March 25, 2021

Father Stephen Hero, a former associate pastor and vocations director who grew up in Edmonton and spent nine years as rector of St. Joseph Seminary, has been appointed as the new bishop of Prince Albert, Sask.

Regis-St. Mike’s merger takes big steps forward

March 25, 2021

By June Toronto’s two pre-eminent graduate schools of theology should be ready to present a united front in the world of advanced scholarship.

MAiD opponents vow to continue euthanasia fight after passing of Bill C-7

March 25, 2021

OTTAWA -- Opponents may have lost another battle in the fight against medical assistance in dying (MAiD) but they are promising to fight on.

B.C. court maintains ban on church services

March 24, 2021

VANCOUVER -- B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson has upheld the public health order banning in-person religious services in British Columbia.

March for Life back on Parliament Hill

March 24, 2021

OTTAWA -- The largest annual pro-life event in Canada will be on back on Parliament Hill in the nation’s capital in May, according to a key event organizer, although how many pro-life Canadians will actually rally in Ottawa at the March For Life remains an open question.

Race to help global poor in COVID vaccination hits a snag

March 21, 2021

A proposal aimed at getting vaccines into arms south of the equator ran up against demands for more information from rich countries, including Canada, at a Geneva meeting of the World Trade Organization committee on patent and intellectual property rights March 10 and 11.

Christians across Canada are taking aim at China's Communist party with prayer

March 19, 2021

The power of prayer is being marshalled across Canada to call out abuse of power by China’s Communist Party in a national, ecumenical Zoom liturgy scheduled for March 21.