Canadian News

News and events from across the country.

Petition to support John Paul II Day launched

July 8, 2013

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has launched a petition in support of a bill now before the Senate to create Pope John Paul II Day.

Archbishop says pope told him Quebec must 'rise again'

July 8, 2013

MONTREAL - Quebec must "rise again" and recover its traditional faith, Pope Francis told Quebec Archbishop Gerald Lacroix, who recently visited Rome.

ShareLife needs $1.2 million to put it over the top

July 4, 2013

TORONTO - As ShareLife's 2013 parish campaign rounds the final bend, parishioners are being asked to dig as deep as they can to help reach the $12.3 million goal.

The Register chosen North America’s top Catholic newspaper

July 3, 2013

DENVER - The Catholic Register has won the prestigious John P. Foley Award for excellence in Catholic journalism.

Canada denounces slaying of Catholic priest in Syria

July 2, 2013

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has condemned recent sectarian violence targeting Christians in Syria.

Hamilton cathedral recognized as minor basilica — eight decades later

July 2, 2013

HAMILTON, ONT. - Although the wheels of administration are known to often turn slowly at the Vatican, all involved acknowledge that it was a particularly long process when, more than 80 years after the subject was first broached, the Cathedral of Christ the King in Hamilton finally received its designation as a minor basilica on Feb. 25 this year.

Bill to axe Section 13 of Canadian Human Rights Act has received royal assent

July 2, 2013

OTTAWA - After languishing a year in the Senate and a last ditch effort by prominent Liberal Senators to kill it, a bill to axe Section 13 from the Canadian Human Rights Act has received royal assent.

Toronto students celebrate the greatest country in the world

July 1, 2013

TORONTO - Although school's out for the summer the Toronto Catholic school board didn't miss the opportunity to celebrate Canada Day with its students, albeit a little early.

CCCB campaign to aid Syrian refugees

June 30, 2013

EDMONTON - The Canadian bishops, along with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, have launched a special fundraising campaign to raise emergency aid for Syrian refugees.

Holy See unhappy with Canadian arms treaty inaction

June 29, 2013

A Vatican diplomat has signalled serious concerns over Canada’s belated attempt to ratify an arms control treaty it signed five years ago.