Feature

'Today is the beginning of something'

March 28, 2022

Hard truths and deep prayer marked the Metis delegation’s hour with Pope Francis, said bishops who were in the room when nine Metis elders and residential school survivors spoke with the Pope.

Inuit seek Pope’s help in bringing alleged abusive priest to justice

March 28, 2022

After being greeted individually at the door of the papal library by Pope Francis, Inuit delegates proceeded to light the qulliq they had brought with them — a soapstone lantern that burns blubber, and a symbol of warmth and life in Inuit culture.

Doctrine of Discovery stands in reconciliation’s path

March 23, 2022

1493 papal bull casts long shadow over Church-Indigenous relations

‘War spending’ traps us in new Cold War

March 16, 2022

The world doesn’t just feel like a more dangerous place since Russian troops entered Ukraine, it is a reality.

Survey: Readers oppose Pandemic Day, want COVID commemoration

March 9, 2022

When COVID is over most Catholic Register readers just want to move on, but those same readers overwhelmingly would like their parish to mark a Pandemic Day.

Work vs. life: Seeking meaning

February 23, 2022

Pandemic shows many aren’t finding satisfaction in their labour

Historian preserves nuns’ hospital legacy

February 18, 2022

As the legend goes, Haitian-Canadian Dr. Saint-Firmin Monestime was persuaded to join the team at Mattawa Hospital after an impromptu stop for lunch on his way to Timmins in the summer of 1951. The northern Ontario town’s previous doctor had passed away earlier that year and the community successfully convinced Monestime to remain and take his place.

Assumption church in Windsor slowly returns to past glory

February 10, 2022

Windsor’s historic Our Lady of the Assumption Church has been declared “saved” by the National Trust for Canada. But for the 294-year-old parish the road to salvation begins with reconciliation.

Opioids put new face to addiction

February 3, 2022

Canada’s opioid death toll has escalated to unprecedented levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, and those most critically affected seem to be defying conventional beliefs about addiction.

Once banned mbira a tool for reconciliation

January 27, 2022

Edmonton musician Chaka Zinyemba still remembers the moment his quest began to become a vessel for unity and reconciliation through Black African music.