Halifax-Yarmouth Archbishop Brian Dunn displays the monstrance ahead of the 4km Eucharist Procession where approximately 1000 people walked with Jesus through the streets of Halifax Oct. 19. (Photo credit Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.)

Halifax experiences Eucharist’s power

Halifax-Yarmouth’s first Eucharistic Congress wrapped up Oct. 20, drawing local faithful to numerous events over four days for prayer, reflection and worship. The climax, according to Aurea Sadi, a project coordinator of adult faith within the Office of Pastoral Life & New Evangelization, was a five-km procession Oct. 19 from St. Agnes Church to downtown...

A banner depicting Canada-born Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, is displayed outside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 17, 2024, ahead of her canonization Oct. 20, 2024.

Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis Canada’s newest saint

For the third time, a Canadian has been elevated to sainthood with the Oct. 20 canonization of St. Marie-Léonie Paradis. Canadian Catholics turned up in force to celebrate the canonization of Quebec-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis in St. Peter’s Square, with bishops and priests, members of the congregation Paradis founded and devoted laity made the trip...

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Chief Wilton Littlechild is the first Indigenous recipient of the Kevin Carr Christian Leadership Award from Newman Theological College in Edmonton. (Photos courtesy of the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton)

Chief Wilton Littlechild credits power of prayer as he accepts leadership award in Edmonton

Chief Wilton (Willie) Littlechild, internationally known human rights lawyer and advocate for truth and reconciliation, is the first Indigenous recipient of the Kevin Carr Christian Leadership Award from Newman Theological College in Edmonton. Littlechild was born and raised on the Ermineskin Cree Nation, south of Edmonton. He is a residential school survivor, a former Truth...

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Direction of Newman Theological College in Edmonton questioned

Catholics concerned about the recent administrative actions at Newman Theological College (NTC) in Edmonton are demanding greater transparency from the board of directors and for the school to noticeably reaffirm its fidelity to imparting Catholic doctrine. Students, alumni and concerned community members expressed hope that a protest outside the 55-year-old school of theology on Oct....

Displaced people reach out for food cooked by a charity kitchen in downtown Beirut Oct. 10, 2024, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

Canadian Catholic organizations appeal for prayers, aid as Lebanon crisis escalates

As airstrikes continue to pound southern Lebanon, adding one more catastrophe to the avalanche of tragedies that have pushed its people to the limits of human endurance, Canadian churches and humanitarian organizations are asking Canadians to help provide emergency relief to millions fleeing their homes in desperation. Several Canadian Catholic organizations and the Canadian Conference...

Calgary Bishop William McGrattan, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in an undated file photo. Bishop McGrattan and Archbishop Miller of Vancouver are currently in Rome attending the Synod Bishops. (Catholic Register file photo/Michael Swan)

Small steps with many better than big steps with a few, bishop says as Synod Session 2 gets under way

Just before the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, a sentiment expressed by an African prelate at the first gathering in 2023 lingers with Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President Bishop William McGrattan. “He said it’s better to take smaller steps with a larger number...

The now closed and demolished Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, Nfld. (Register file photo)

Cash for St. John’s abuse victims by month’s end

Nearly 300 victims — or their surviving loved ones — who suffered abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, N.L., during the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, or by Archdiocese of St. John’s clergy, will receive the initial disbursement of their long-awaited monetary restitution before the end of this month. On Oct. 8, Justice Garrett...

Pro-Palestinian rallies like this one at Toronto’s Nathan Philips Square have been cauldrons of anti-Semitism since Hamas started the war in Gaza with its attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.

Christians sign on to back Canada’s Jews

Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett has a simple message for Canadian Jews: “We will not abandon you.” On Sept. 23, Canada’s former ambassador for religious freedom launched the Canadian Christian Declaration on Antisemitism, a document that denounces the rising tide of antisemitism in Canada and states an unequivocal solidarity with the Jewish community. “We declare to you,...

Archbishop-elect Francis Leo at his episcopal ordination in Montreal in 2022. Leo has been named the new Archbishop of Toronto. (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Montreal)

Toronto’s Archbishop Leo elevated to College of Cardinals

Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo is among 21 new Cardinals elevated to the College of Cardinals. Pope Francis made the announcement this morning at the end of his Sunday Angelus at St. Peter’s Square. The Cardinals’ new roles take effect Dec. 8 when the Holy Father will hold a consistory at the Vatican. “I am humbled...

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