In the fifth of a series of voters’ guides for conscience-informed Catholics, Matthew Marquardt notes that abortion and medical non-culpable homicide are leading causes of death for Canadians – yet politicians refuse to discuss them.
Year: 2025
Giving up is not an option, MP tells Catholic college audience
TORONTO—For anyone troubled by the state of society or the world, MP Garnett Genuis offers a message of hope and encouragement from St. Peter, who knew something about trouble and sacrifice in times of political distress. “But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with...
With an election call expected soon, the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling on Christians to get involved in the electoral process. (Unsplash)
As Canadian election looms, ‘faith is not a political position’: CCCB President
Prime Minister Mark Carney is poised to trigger a snap federal election for late April or early May on Sunday by asking Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament, setting in motion what could be the most consequential national vote in generations. As Canadians prepare for the upcoming campaign, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)...
American historian and best-selling author Timothy Snyder responds to a public lecture by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych on a just peace for Ukraine on the University of Toronto campus Feb. 25 2025. (Photo: Laura Ieraci)
Archbishop Shevchuk: ‘Stand Against the Temptation to Turn Inward’
On the heels of the third anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church urged Canadians to be “bearers of truth” and to “stand against the temptation to turn inward” and “focus only on national concerns.”
Years after fire engulfed St. Timothée Church in Shemogue, N.B., in 2021, a Saskatchewan church met a similar fate in February. Benjamin Lamb writes, “Catholics cannot afford to miss another opportunity to strengthen their advocacy.” (Beaubassin Fire Department/Facebook)
As churches continue to burn, it’s time Catholics mobilized politically
As secular media continue to gaslight concerns about rising hostility toward Catholics, another church has burned in Western Canada. The latest burning occurred on Feb. 21 when a fire “destroyed Sts. Peter and Paul Church” in Garden River, Sask. This burning has merited the RCMP comment of “suspicious.” It is an odd choice of words...
Catholic Conscience has prepared a 2025 Ontario Election Guide for the Feb. 27 provincial election.
Catholic Conscience releases voters’ guide for Ontario election
As Ontarians prepare to head to the polls for the provincial election on Feb. 27, Catholic Conscience has released a voters’ guide to help Catholics make informed decisions. The guide, Voting Like a Catholic, is a 2025 provincial election resource aimed at assisting voters in prayerfully discerning their choices. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of...
Vancouver Archbishop J.. Michael Miller, left, watches as Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith places the mitre on Father Gary Franken at his ordination as Bishop of St. Paul, Alberta, in December 2022. Archbishop Smith has been appointed the next Archbishop of Vancouver after Pope Francis accepted Archbishop Miller’s retirement. (Prithi Spoeth photo)
Pope names Archbishop Smith of Edmonton next Archbishop of Vancouver, accepts Archbishop Miller’s retirement
Edmonton Archbishop Richard W. Smith has been appointed by Pope Francis as the next Archbishop of Vancouver, succeeding Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, whose retirement has been accepted by the Holy Father. Archbishop Smith, 65, has led the Archdiocese of Edmonton since 2007 and has served in dioceses across Canada. Archbishop Miller reached the age...
People pray in the courtyard around a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 23, 2025, where Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia. Pope Francis is alert and attended Mass Sunday, the Holy See Press Office said Sunday evening. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
Pope’s condition remains critical but no new respiratory crisis as of Sunday evening
The Holy See Press Office provided a medical update on Pope Francis Sunday evening, saying his condition remains critical but he had not experienced any more respiratory crises. The statement said: “The condition of the Holy Father remains critical, but since yesterday evening, he has not experienced any further respiratory crises. The Pope continues to...
A portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at the Basilica San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 21, 2025, where Pope Francis, then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, once served. (OSV News photo/Tomas Cuesta, Reuters)
Pope Francis remains ‘not out of danger’ Saturday night
Pope Francis remained in critical condition and was “not out of danger,” the Holy See Press Office announced Saturday evening in Rome. The 88-year-old Pontiff “experienced an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity” Saturday morning that required the administration of high-flow oxygen, according to the Vatican’s medical update. Blood tests revealed a low platelet count...
Passengers leave a Delta Air Lines CRJ-900 jet after it crashed and flipped over on landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Feb. 17, 2025. OSV News photo, Peter Koukov handout via Reuters
‘Hand of God’ guided chaplains’ response to Pearson plane crash
While away from the airport, Fr. John Mullins, a senior chaplain with the Toronto Airport Catholic Chaplaincy, checked his phone where he saw breaking news of the Delta Air Lines crash as it unfolded Feb. 17. “ I actually saw an article on Daily Mail in Britain about this accident and I said ‘What date is...