Canadian News

News and events from across the country.

Little did I know how much Msgr. Raby would influence me

September 21, 2013

Throughout our lifetime there are many wonderful people who cross our paths and influence us in many ways. Msgr. Thomas J. Raby was one of these people.

Bishops’ plenary to examine charity at home and abroad

September 20, 2013

OTTAWA - Caritas, or charity, both at home and abroad, will be the theme of this year’s annual plenary of Canada’s Catholic bishops Sept. 23-27 in Sainte-Adele, Que., says Msgr. Patrick Powers.

Legal action threatened against Quebec charter

September 20, 2013

OTTAWA - The Jesuit Centre for Justice and Faith (Centre justice et foi) in Montreal stressed the importance of tolerant social climate to prevent a descent into xenophobia and demagogic excess as the Parti Quebecois government announced details of the proposed Charter of Quebec Values.

40 Days for Life is back on

September 19, 2013

TORONTO - The 40 Days for Life fall vigil in Toronto is on again, just months after the spring campaign was forced to take a hiatus.

Quebec’s ‘unjust’ secularism imitates the French model

September 19, 2013

OTTAWA - The proposed Charter of Quebec Values imitates France’s “unjust” imposition of anti-religious secularism, says Canadian constitutional lawyer and religious freedom expert Iain Benson.

Ottawa archdiocese sued over abuse of man by a priest, who was his uncle

September 18, 2013

OTTAWA - A 62-year-old man has launched a lawsuit against the Ottawa archdiocese for the childhood sexual abuse of a priest who was also his uncle.

Quebec child care attitudes out of tune with other provinces

September 15, 2013

OTTAWA - The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) has released a new study revealing Quebeckers have differing preferences on child care than the rest of Canadians.

Good Shepherd to open support centre for Hamilton teen mothers

September 15, 2013

Hamilton’s Good Shepherd Centre is converting a once vacant Pentecostal church into a support centre for young mothers in need.

Pro-lifers launch appeal for national fast, prayer against euthanasia

September 13, 2013

OTTAWA - The Catholic Civil Rights League has joined LifeCanada in an appeal for a national day of fasting and prayer to stop euthanasia in Canada.

West, East have much to learn from each other

September 13, 2013

TORONTO - Embracing diversity within the Catholic Church will lead towards a world where the presence of God is felt in greater proportions, said Cardinal Baselios Cleemis.