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Mother’s love inspires Calgary priest

July 13, 2023

A mother’s love, and her refusal to abort her child more than three decades ago, has culminated in Calgary ordaining its newest priest.

Jesuits reopen Montreal’s ‘Old Villa’ for Ukrainians fleeing wartorn homeland

July 13, 2023

Just a little more than six months after Fr. Kevin Kelly SJ cleared the rooms and locked the doors for what he thought was the last time at a former Jesuit retreat house in Montreal, he and his team have now scrambled to prepare the Old Villa to once again welcome Ukrainians to Canada.

Tax break sought to save historic Nova Scotia church

July 12, 2023

Nation Prospère Acadie is continuing its quest to save historic St. Bernard Church in Digby County, N.S.

Canada's bishops speak out for religious freedom

July 12, 2023

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a new pastoral letter, is seeking to empower Catholics to reclaim their distinctive perspective and voice in society.

Ontario Ministry of Health funds euthanasia with palliative dollars, pro-lifers claim

July 11, 2023

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition executive director Alex Schadenberg and pro-life blogger Patricia Maloney have channeled the mystery-cracking spirit of Sherlock Holmes in a quest to determine how much the Ontario government is paying for medical assistance in dying (MAiD).

Organ restoration latest phase in Assumption renos

July 1, 2023

The latest phase in the restoration of historic Our Lady of the Assumption Church here includes the dismantling of the 104-year-old pipe organ.

Archbishop Leo receives pallium from Pope Francis

June 29, 2023

Archbishop Francis Leo of Toronto joined 31 other metropolitan archbishops appointed over the past year who received their pallium from Pope Francis after Mass for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29.

‘Still a long way to go’ for ShareLife

June 29, 2023

The ShareLife parish campaign has raised $8.5 million as of June 21, which equates to roughly 62 per cent of its $13.8-million goal for the year.

Pope Francis meeting Cuban leader ‘disappointing’

June 29, 2023

A Vatican meeting between Pope Francis and Cuban President and First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20 drew a small protest at the Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation), the boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square.

Oblate commission to examine abuse response

June 28, 2023

Retired Quebec Justice André Denis has been appointed by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, OMI Lacombe Canada and the Oblates of the Province of France to lead the Oblate Safeguarding Commission, an independent examination of historical allegations of sexual abuse against Johannes Rivoire.