Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign. Now, in the new year, so does charity. And not in any abstract or metaphorical sense. Tens of thousands of charities across this country had their operating budgets pulverized by the postal strike...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters from his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa on Jan. 6, announcing he intends to step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party but will stay on as prime minister until a replacement is chosen. (OSV News photo/Patrick Doyle, Reuters)
Trudeau to step down after new leader chosen
Justin Trudeau announced today that he will resign as Prime Minister and Liberal leader once members select his successor through a nationwide party leadership election. The man who has resided at 24 Sussex Dr. since his first federal electoral victory in 2015 told media assembled at Rideau College that he called upon Governor General Mary...
Bishop Emeritus David Monroe and altar servers prepare for the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s celebration marking the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year. The Mass began with Archbishop Michael Miller blessing the Jubilee cross. (Nicholas Elbers photo)
Jubilee Year 2025 welcomed in across Canada
Jubilee Year 2025 was welcomed in at churches and cathedrals across Canada with Masses celebrating the historic event as well as the Feast of the Holy Family. In Vancouver, Archbishop J. Michael Miller gathered on Dec. 29 with about a dozen altar servers, deacons, and lay faithful outside Holy Rosary Cathedral before the Mass for...
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...
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...
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Digital dollar shelved, cash remains king
The Bank of Canada (BOC) is shelving its plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Tiff Macklem, governor of the BOC, addressed the Institute of International Finance and the Canadian Bankers Association late last month, and declared that “there is not currently a compelling case to move forward with a CBDC in Canada.”...