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News and events from across the country.

Counselling offered to Vancouver clergy abuse victims

September 16, 2020

VANCOUVER -- The Archdiocese of Vancouver is following through on the first recommendation in last year’s clergy sexual abuse report by establishing an external office to handle clergy sexual abuse complaints.

Empathy arises from tabernacle theft in St. Catharines

September 16, 2020

Parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Catharines of Alexandria were given a punch to the gut during morning Mass Sept. 8.

COVID-19 hangs over bishops’ plenary

September 15, 2020

OTTAWA -- The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the Catholic Church in Canada will be a key theme of the first-ever online plenary assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops when the annual meeting gets underway Sept. 21.

Homeschoolers feeling pandemic pinch

September 13, 2020

With schools returning to semi-normal following the pandemic lockdown, traditional homeschooling families say they too are happy to resume teaching their children under some sense of normalcy.

TCDSB student trustee puts focus on mental health

September 12, 2020

Student mental health will be the top priority for 15-year-old Keith Baybayon in his new role as Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) student trustee this fall.

Classroom experience guides Catholic Education leader

September 12, 2020

Anne Jamieson’s devotion to her faith and heart for catechesis has taken her on a long, winding road to leadership in the Catholic education community in Ontario.

Musical dilemma over abuse claims

September 11, 2020

VANCOUVER -- Peter Luongo, a parish music director in Surrey, B.C., is in a quandary.

ShareLife helps agency through COVID crunch

September 11, 2020

Elizabeth Pierce will celebrate her 25th year with Catholic Family Services of Durham in May 2021. The therapeutic work she and her colleagues do, particularly on behalf of women and children in abusive living situations, remains profoundly affecting.

Walking the path to reconciliation

September 10, 2020

VANCOUVER -- For nearly 11 years, Deacon Rennie Nahanee has experienced extreme highs and lows as co-ordinator of First Nations Ministry for the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Season of Creation prompts calls for action

September 10, 2020

OTTAWA -- Religious and social justice groups are promising to make environmental justice initiatives the focus of a month-long celebration of creation following a plea by Pope Francis to better protect the environment, respect Indigenous communities around the globe and listen to the concerns of young people.