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News and events from across the country.

Students hit hardest by WE fallout

July 29, 2020

While the WE Charity scandal marches on, Catholic charities that had hoped to put young volunteers to work through the Canada Student Service Grant have been left wondering when and if they will ever see federal funding to support volunteer programs.

Several strategies at work with fossil fuel investments

July 23, 2020

The Vatican’s suggestion that investors dump fossil fuel stocks may be one way to protect the planet, but the strategy is not as easy as it appears.

Safe Third Country Agreement violates rights, says court

July 23, 2020

Canada’s Federal Court has ruled the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by sending refugees who arrive at Canada’s land borders back to detention in the United States.

Priest in Waterloo, Ont., suspended after allegation of misconduct

July 20, 2020

Fr. Frank Freitas, a priest in Waterloo, Ont., has been suspended from priestly ministry after a “substantiated allegation of professional misconduct.”

Pandemic has lessons on building a more caring society

July 20, 2020

OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the “heartbreaking” neglect that many elderly Canadians and other vulnerable people have been facing in modern Canadian society, but that exposure can also be an opportunity for Catholics and other Canadians to reassess our “values and lifestyle” in a meaningful way, say Canada’s Catholic bishops.

Jesus statue vandalized at Calgary church

July 20, 2020

The Calgary Police Service has launched an investigation into the vandalizing of a bronze Jesus statue by the front doors of a city parish.

Summer school enrolment surges

July 19, 2020

In a summer deeply impacted by global pandemic, virtual summer school has proven popular for students looking to maximize their time during normal vacation months.

St. Mike’s reaches for the stars to fill Sutton Family Chair

July 18, 2020

Putting an astrophysicist in the company of medievalists, literature scholars and historians may not seem like a natural fit, but it’s a perfect match as far as David Sylvester is concerned.

Fight for justice built on Catholic roots

July 18, 2020

For teenage anti-racism activist Brooklyn Albuquerque, the fight for social justice hits painfully close to home.

Ignite youth camps adapt to COVID-19 terrain

July 17, 2020

Learning about God’s profound love in seminars and small groups, experiencing Christ during eucharistic adoration and dancing to worship tunes are among the joys traditionally experienced at an Ignite Camp.