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Campaign Life demands school boards remove Pride flag

June 1, 2023

In the first harsh blast of summer heat, just over a dozen protesters gathered in the shade of the Archdiocese of Toronto offices on Yonge Street June 1, prayed the rosary and demanded that Archbishop Francis Leo remove from Catholic school boards and Catholic health care institutions their right to call themselves Catholic if they continue flying Pride flags.

Historic former Montreal monastery destroyed by fire

June 1, 2023

A massive fire that began on the afternoon of May 25 and burned for two days inflicted extensive damage to a historic former monastery in Montreal that itself once provided shelter for those left homeless after the Great Fire in 1852.

Montreal class action to divide $15 million between victims

June 1, 2023

More than 60 victims of sexual assault by clergy in the Archdiocese of Montreal, and their lawyers, will be poised June 9 to divide up a collective settlement approaching $15 million.

Arson claims historic Alberta church

May 31, 2023

Two High Prairie, Alta., men are facing charges of arson and break and enter to commit theft after fire destroyed St. Bernard Church, built in 1901, in Grouard, Alta., on May 22.

York Catholic school board won’t fly Pride flag

May 31, 2023

By a vote of 6-4, the York Catholic District School Board voted against raising the Pride flag at the Catholic Education Centre in Aurora, Ont., for the month of June.

Solidarity fund takes aim at Ethiopia’s needs

May 28, 2023

COVID, plus civil war and years of crippling drought, have dimmed the prospects for democracy in Ethiopia, made the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees more difficult, devastated the country’s basic social infrastructure of schools, hospitals, clinics and social services.

Exploring Pope Francis’ legacy

May 27, 2023

A forum on Pope Francis’ papacy from a Canadian context posed tough questions while also maintaining a celebratory mood as speakers from around the world gathered at St. Mark’s College to examine the significance of Francis’ pontificate.

More than a book, it’s a way of life

May 26, 2023

A book is not going to save the planet, so editors Simon Appolloni and Rebecca Rathbone teamed up with 38 young writers to produce something more.

Social justice just a way of life

May 26, 2023

Janelle Delorme was practically born into social justice activism. At 12 she participated in her first ThinkFast with the Development and Peace club at her school.

Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election

May 25, 2023

Catholics have a moral obligation to get involved in the democratic process, Alberta’s bishops said in a May 16 pastoral letter.