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Canadian government urged to address all hatred

October 27, 2017

OTTAWA – If the government is going to confront anti-Muslim hatred it should also address hatred against other religious groups and minorities, said Canada’s former Ambassador of Religious Freedom.

York University professor earns Medal of Honour for building Catholic leaders

October 27, 2017

It was an unexpected surprise when Greg Rogers learned he would be receiving the Fr. Patrick Fogarty Medal of Honour for 2017.

Basic income can't be ignored, says Vatican expert

October 27, 2017

A basic income guarantee, such as the pilot project currently running in three Ontario communities, is not an infallible teaching of the Catholic Church, but it can’t be dismissed, one of the Vatican’s top economic advisors told an interfaith conference on basic income.

Use your faith to battle ‘coldness’ of the world, Cardinal Collins urges

October 26, 2017

Christians need to actively engage modern culture with "the profound wisdom of our faith tradition" to combat the emptiness and loneliness in our modern world, said Cardinal Thomas Collins.

Bishops ponder liability if Pope apologizes in Canada

October 26, 2017

There may be good reasons for not inviting the Pope to Canada, but the risk of being sued isn’t one of them, said a litigation lawyer who has taken the Church to court.

Food drive aiming for scary heights

October 25, 2017

100K in one day… that’s the motto — and the goal — at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton.

New Quebec law about state neutrality on religion deemed "discriminatory"

October 24, 2017

QUEBEC CITY – The new Quebec law on state neutrality on religion is under fire, as many deem it "discriminatory" against some Muslim women.

Schools mounting ambitious plans with Indigenous communities

October 23, 2017

Every Catholic college and university in Canada has woken up to the call for truth and reconciliation between Indigenous Canadians and the rest of us.

Voices of Canada's working poor growing louder

October 23, 2017

OTTAWA – The working poor continue to make up an overwhelming majority in Canada’s poverty statistics, a fact that has helped make the fifth annual Chew on This! campaign the largest ever.

Ontario falls short of hospice bed target

October 20, 2017

The Ontario government will fall 35 per cent short of its own goal for expanding hospice access by March 31, 2019, The Catholic Register has learned.