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News and events from across the country.

Three Ottawa-area women joining order of consecrated virgins

July 2, 2019

OTTAWA -- The Archbishop of Ottawa will receive and bless three local women as Consecrated Virgins Living in the World on July 6.

Fire sets off an inspiring journey

June 30, 2019

EDMONTON -- Having survived the Fort McMurray wildfire, they feel solidarity with displaced persons.

ShareLife closing in on target

June 30, 2019

Heading down the stretch, the ShareLife fund-raising campaign seems poised to meet its lofty 2019 goal.

Refugee strategy still a work in progress

June 29, 2019

OTTAWA -- Canadians should not get too smug about becoming No. 1 in the world for resettling refugees, says the head of the Canadian Council for Refugees.

Mark Warawa: ‘The King’s good servant’

June 29, 2019

The death of B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa on June 20 at age 69 sparked an outpouring of praise and sympathy from a wide spectrum of people, both inside and outside the political world. Among those offering tributes to the unabashedly pro-life politician was the editor of The B.C. Catholic, Paul Schratz.

MP ‘devastated’ as Senate wrangling kills Indigenous bill

June 28, 2019

OTTAWA -- NDP MP Romeo Saganash said he is “devastated” his Bill C-262 to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) failed to become law.

Register’s Michael Swan wins top award

June 27, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nobody in the Catholic press does it better than Michael Swan.

Sisters of St. Joseph supporting group working in rural India

June 23, 2019

After 42 years of digging wells, setting up water purification systems, organizing villagers to demand better education, health care, roads and infrastructure, a little Canadian-Indian development agency estimates it has helped four million people live a better life in rural India.

Diocese of London learning lessons of its new reality

June 23, 2019

The baby steps are out of the way, but no one is about to go sprinting through the next phase of re-constructing the Diocese of London.

Sacred Heart continues its steady beat

June 23, 2019

Canada’s Jesuits have decided to consecrate their Toronto offices to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 25, during the month traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart.