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A challenge to save Indigenous language

November 9, 2019

A Catholic organization committed to improving relations between the Church and Canada’s Indigenous peoples has issued a challenge to Catholics to help revive Indigenous languages.

Quebec City historian works to reconstruct the face of a Canadian saint

November 9, 2019

QUEBEC CITY -- Philippe Roy-Lysencourt entered the clinic lab carrying a retro-looking cardboard box under his arm as if it were a football.

Toronto Catholic board votes to include gender terms

November 8, 2019

The controversial gender debate at the Toronto Catholic District School Board came to end in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 with the board voting to include gender terms in its code of conduct.

Bike journey puts a focus on trafficking

November 8, 2019

OTTAWA -- To take on the scourge of human trafficking you have to first recognize that it is happening here.

Mass … the sensory-friendly way

November 7, 2019

It was when she and her husband were leaving a movie theatre that Debbie Frey first came across the concept of a sensory-friendly zone.

Community mourns beloved priest, church

November 6, 2019

It has been a tough couple of weeks for the community of Attawapiskat.

Synod gives hope to Canada’s north

November 6, 2019

The recent Amazon synod gave voice to Indigenous worldwide and that can only bode well for northern Canadian dioceses with parallel realities, agreed Archbishop Murray Chatlain and Bishop Gary Gordon.

People of faith today need ‘Courage of convictions,’ says Cardinal Collins

November 5, 2019

In a speech that touched on religious freedom, conscience rights, euthanasia and Christian persecution, Cardinal Thomas Collins evoked the life of St. John Henry Newman to urge people of faith to be courageous in the face of “an aggressively secular society.”

More co-operation needed to tackle poverty, say bishops

November 3, 2019

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is calling on Canadians to treat people in need with dignity and not only help them with their material needs but also support them spiritually as the third annual World Day of the Poor on Nov. 17 approaches.

Joint declaration against assisted suicide presented to Pope Francis

November 3, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Religious leaders from the Catholic and Orthodox Churches joined with representatives from the Muslim and Jewish faiths to sign a joint declaration stating clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.