Same-sex blessings are about welcoming, not changing Church teaching, Canadian bishops say
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller offers a blessing at Holy Rosary Cathedral. On Monday, the Vatican released the declaration Fiducia Supplicans on the pastoral meaning…
Liberals consider pausing MAiD expansion to mentally ill
A glimmer of Christmas hope emerged for objectors to Canada’s euthanasia regime. Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said Dec. 13 that the Liberals are contemplating…
Canadian bishops’ video series puts the spotlight on Advent
For the fourth year running, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is spiritually accompanying Catholics during Advent with short video reflections, inspired by the…
PEI parish gets early Christmas gift: the return of its storm-ravaged steeple
Fr. Peter Wojakiewicz, pastor of St. Martin of Tours Parish in Cumberland, PEI, is on hand for the raising of the church’s new steeple. The…
Tammy and Jordan Peterson: on wrestling with their faith
By Sheila Nonato As today’s “cancel culture” mightily attempts to push God out of the public sphere, Tammy and Dr. Jordan Peterson are weighing in…
Canadian bishops renew their opposition to euthanasia in Catholic hospitals
There is no place for euthanasia or assisted suicide in Catholic hospitals, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Thursday. In a statement released the day…
B.C. government taking property from Catholic hospital to deliver MAiD
The B.C. government rolled out a plan Wednesday to provide euthanasia and assisted suicide at St. Paul’s Hospital – by making it available beside the…
The Catholic Church and ‘conciliation’ with indigenous peoples
A presentation to the Regis-St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology Graduate Pro-Seminar by Kyle Ferguson, a second-year PhD studentat the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto School of…
Expanding MAiD for mental illness ends all hope: Canadian bishops
In the letter released May 9, the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops says that by enabling or assisting in suicide for…
Writer’s journey with mental illness offers ‘light at end of the tunnel’
By Nicholas Elbers Finishing a book is a major milestone for any writer, let alone someone who has struggled with mental illness throughout her life.…
Fury still boils beneath unresolved abuse
By Lea Karen Kivi It was a foggy winter night a decade ago. Standing alone, attired as a Prince of the Church wielding spiritual power,…
A good time for Catholic journalism in Canada
The Catholic journalism course Telling Truth in Charity offered by Canadian Catholic News and the St. Monica Institute is one reason to be optimistic about…
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