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The poverello of Toronto: Fr. Joe MacDonald ministered to the mentally ill

July 30, 2018

During his life, St. Francis of Assisi was known as the "poverello,” or the poor man who renounced the world to live for Jesus alone.

Cardinal Ouellet celebrates fifty years of priesthood, reminds Canada to be mindful of refugees

July 27, 2018

STE.-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Quebec – Cardinal Marc Ouellet called upon Canadians to be mindful of the needs of migrants and refugees during a Mass celebrating the feast of St. Anne.

Tiny parish in Alberta is filled with big hearts

July 26, 2018

Edmonton – Parishioners in Rivière Qui Barre, a tiny hamlet northwest of Edmonton, are celebrating a major achievement after completing a $50,000 renovation to their church building over the past year.

Whistler church has its roots in skiers’ chapel

July 26, 2018

WHISTLER, B.C. – The season has shifted gears from skiing to hiking in Whistler. For a small community in the resort municipality, a season of celebration has also just begun.

Sister battles consequences of Canadian mining in Latin America

July 26, 2018

Talking about theology and mining in the same breath is not uncommon in Latin America.

Danforth community bring prayers and support for shooting victims

July 25, 2018

Memorials continue to grow as Cardinal Thomas Collins asks for prayers for the victims of a shooting spree on Toronto's Danforth Ave. on July 22 that claimed three lives, including a 10-year-old girl.

Young indigenous Canadians celebrate beloved St. Kateri as 'one among us'

July 19, 2018

MASKWACIS, Alberta – Young. Indigenous. Committed to the Catholic faith.

New Canadians are keeping the Catholic faith alive

July 18, 2018

Anyone who has stepped inside a church in the last 40 years doesn’t need a nationwide poll to tell them that the most religious Canadians are the newest Canadians. Immigrants are driving the bus for almost every faith community in Canada, but none more-so than Catholics.

Ontario sex-ed curriculum back to drawing board

July 17, 2018

OTTAWA – The repeal of Ontario’s controversial sex education curriculum by the new government has elicited reactions ranging from jubilation to gloom among Catholic education stakeholders.

Five more businesses join Canada Summer Jobs attestation fight

July 17, 2018

OTTAWA – The federal government now faces five federal court legal challenges by private businesses against the Canada Summer Jobs pro-abortion attestation requirement.