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Century of faith in Allan, Saskatchewan

June 24, 2023

Fr. Andrew Wychucki, pastor of St. Aloysius Church in Allan, Sask., believes his 100-year-old parish could be an archetype of the ideal synodal Church.

Dauphin prayer vigil commemorates bus crash victims

June 23, 2023

Marking a “tremendously difficult week,” the small Manitoba city of Dauphin came together to mourn the loss of 16 of its elder members who lost their lives in a horrific June 15 accident.

Former teacher faces Vancouver sex assault charge

June 23, 2023

A former teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School in North Vancouver is facing charges for allegedly committing sexual assault against a student.

False reports derail Quebec prayer event

June 22, 2023

Christian and pro-life groups have postponed their three-day prayer meeting in Quebec City after the provincial government ripped up a rental contract because of false reports the event was an anti-abortion gathering.

Ontario hospices get $147 million shot in the arm

June 20, 2023

Ontario hospices are getting more money to fund their day-to-day operations guaranteed over the next three years.

Entire Niagara Catholic board under ‘hold and secure’ due to threat

June 19, 2023

The Niagara Catholic District School Board has placed all of its schools under a hold and secure order after receiving an “unverified threat.”

Christ's compassion needed in Manitoba bus crash aftermath

June 19, 2023

The compassion of Christ is what is needed now as the small community of Dauphin, Man., comes to grips with the loss of 15 of its members in a tragic accident on the Trans-Canada Highway, said the parish priest at the local parish.

A century of St. Ann’s

June 17, 2023

St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Hamilton’s east end stands nobly at Sherman Avenue and Barton Street, the city’s longest street, as a beacon of faith and service to the community for the past 100 years.

Fr. Rob Brennan: a life of caring

June 17, 2023

Three years ago, Fr. Rob Brennan told his students at Loyola High School that the only vocational aspiration that remained to him was a “good death.” Now, as he lies in his hospice bed at the Jesuit residence in Pickering, Ont., Brennan’s friends, family and Jesuit confreres are united in prayer that he should be granted such an end.

Supreme Court upholds Safe Third Country Agreement

June 16, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States.