The Catholic Register

Menu

NewsOpinionFeaturesFaith
Missions and MartyrsPodcastAdvertise
Editions
The Print EditionThe Digital Edition
Sections
Canadian NewsInternational NewsVatican NewsFaithFeatureArts and CultureScience and Technology
2024-06-27-CanadianFlag.png

Canadian News

News and events from across the country.

Web Archive

New abuse guidelines will make Canadian bishops more accountable

September 18, 2015

CORNWALL, Ont. - Canada's bishops will face greater accountability under new guidelines that highlight healing in cases of sexual abuse of minors.

At St. Patrick’s, many families can be traced back to parish origins

September 18, 2015

PHELPSTON, ONT. - A priest who once celebrated Mass at Phelpston’s St. Patrick’s parish understood the power of radio long before televangelists sought the spotlight stateside.

Canada’s bishops need to challenge ‘cultural mindset’ on assisted suicide

September 17, 2015

CORNWALL, ONT. - Bishops need to speak out to emphasize that euthanasia and assisted suicide are “morally reprehensible,” Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith told colleagues at the annual meeting of Canadian bishops.

Lectio divina hits the road

September 11, 2015

TORONTO - Cardinal Thomas Collins is taking his Lectio divina series across the Greater Toronto Area this year.

CCCB to vote on new financing formula at upcoming plenary

September 11, 2015

OTTAWA - When Canada’s Catholic bishops gather for their annual plenary Sept. 14-17, a lengthy period of restructuring will come to an end with a change in how the conference is financed.

Poverty vigil runs its course

September 11, 2015

For 20 years, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul have lined a small corner in front of Kingston’s City Hall to stand in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable in society.

Misunderstood Revelation is really a story of hope

September 10, 2015

TORONTO - Revelation may be the last book of the Bible, but it certainly is not the least important when it comes to understanding the Bible, says Cardinal Thomas Collins.

Ouellet opposes communion reform for divorced

September 10, 2015

In a just-released book Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet has poured cold water on arguments that the Church should allow communion for divorced and remarried Catholics.

New bishop named for Joliette diocese

September 9, 2015

OTTAWA- Bishop Raymond Poisson has been named by Pope Francis as new bishop of the Joliette diocese in Quebec.

Bioethicist refuses to be pawn on assisted-suicide panel

September 9, 2015

OTTAWA - Catholic bioethicist Moira McQueen has refused an invitation to sit on a provincial/territorial panel developing guidelines for physician-assisted death because she feared being used to show that all sides of the issue were consulted.