News and events from across the country.
January 13, 2013
TORONTO - A dozen or more parishioners have quit the Newman Centre’s St. Thomas Acquinas parish after the introduction of a Courage apostolate that offers spiritual support for gay Catholics.
TORONTO - The 166 Toronto-area parishes with active refugee committees could open a new, more hopeful chapter on up to 700 refugee stories in 2013.
January 11, 2013
Mourners packed Montreal’s Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral Jan. 5 for the funeral of Dr. Andre Bourque, the public face of Quebec’s anti-euthanasia movement.
This year Christians around the world are being asked to learn about unity from India.
VANCOUVER - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Msgr. Stephen Jensen, vicar general of the archdiocese of Vancouver for more than four years, as the new bishop of Prince George in northern British Columbia.
TORONTO - Toronto’s city council chamber is famous and infamous for political battles, bitter oration, deals struck and deals undone. On Jan. 24 something will happen at Toronto City Hall that’s never happened before.
In Sudbury, Ont., unions, family groups and the business community are gearing up for a fight over expanded shopping hours.
TORONTO - A dirty, little cloth rolled up in a ball of dirt off in a corner winked at Helen Smith and her daughter four years ago. It had a secret to tell — the secret of Canada’s counter reformation history.
OTTAWA - Religious and other groups are rallying opposition to Bill C-279 that would add gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds for discrimination.
January 10, 2013
OTTAWA - Victoria Island where Chief Theresa Spence has been holding a nearly month-long hunger strike to demand a meeting with the Prime Minister and Governor General to discuss First Nations’ issues has become a pilgrimage site for supporters from across North America.