Canadian News

News and events from across the country.

Vatican II Bishop De Roo passes

February 3, 2022

Bishop Remi De Roo, the former bishop of Victoria who was the world’s youngest bishop when he was appointed in 1962 at age 38 by Pope John XXIII, died Feb. 1. He was 97.

Bishops challenged to condemn Church vaccine mandates

February 3, 2022

While the Freedom Convoy 2022 demonstration in the nation’s capital, led by thousands of Canadian truckers, dominated headlines by its sheer size, a Catholic dimension has emerged in ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions.

Indigenous fund helps push healing forward

February 2, 2022

A new, independent registered charity created to disburse $30 million Canadian Catholics will raise over the next five years is a chance to forge new relationships between the Church and Indigenous Canadians, according to Odawa/Ojibway elder Rosella Kinoshameg.

Rome meeting with Canadian Indigenous delegation rescheduled for late March

February 1, 2022

More than two dozen Indigenous delegates, accompanied by a handful of Canadian bishops, are once again on their way to meeting Pope Francis in the last week of March.

Quebec indoor Masses to resume Feb. 7

January 31, 2022

Temporary church closures lifted in New Brunswick and PEI

Calgary schools step up human trafficking fight

January 30, 2022

The Calgary Catholic School District is partnering with country music star Paul Brandt’s non-profit #NotInMyCity to raise awareness and inspire action to end sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Human touch bedrock of good education

January 29, 2022

After a rollercoaster two years marked by online learning and social upheaval forcing the re-examination of how best to meet the needs of students, it’s clear the COVID-19 pandemic has changed education in Canada forever.

Bishops launch Indigenous healing fund

January 28, 2022

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has formally established its new registered charity to support and advance healing and reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

Laudato Si’ action plan set to launch

January 28, 2022

Laudato Si’ was groundbreaking in 2015, but now the Canadian Church on Feb. 12 will break ground on a new effort to take up Pope Francis’ challenge to care for the planet we all share.

Reconciliation council positive step forward

January 27, 2022

Canadian bishops and religious orders are cheering a new, Indigenous-led transitional committee that will push Ottawa a little closer to answering the 94 Calls to Action from the 2015 final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.