Chilli’s death reminds us love is the answer
By Robert Kinghorn I never knew the lady’s real name. When I met her she said, “Just call me Chilli, that’s my street name.”…
Martyrs’ Shrine prepares for next 100 years
Leading up to its 100th anniversary in 2026, Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ont., is launching a major fundraising campaign to ensure it another 100 years…
Edmonton Archbishop assures Jasper of prayers as wildfire devastates community
With Parks Canada reporting “significant damage” in Jasper, Alta., from wildfires sweeping through the national park, Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith offered prayers on behalf of…
Young adults defying secularism trend in Canadian Church
Reports of dwindling religious practice among Catholics in Canada may be more prevalent each year, but a different trend showing increased interest from young adults…
B.C. pilgrimages: a chance to recharge spiritual batteries and ‘be freed from our phones’
By James Risdon The pastor at Whistler’s Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, Father Andrew L’Heureux, tucks his Mass kit into his backpack every year…
Voice of truth needed in forging a new Church-Indigenous relationship
Catholic Register Editorial Canada’s Catholic bishops deserve full credit for sticking with their commitment to, as Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith has framed it, walk the…
Charlottetown whipping 200 years of history into shape
The Diocese of Charlottetown has been cleaning out its closet in an effort to sort through some 200 years of history as part of an…
U.S. bishops, Holy See offer prayers following attempt on Donald Trump’s life
By Charles Wells In a statement issued in the wake of Saturday’s attack on former U.S. President Donald Trump, the president of the United States…
The new colonialism
From the heady days of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of a gender-equitable cabinet, “because it’s 2015,” through to its intimate ties with Canada 2020,…
Liberals caught in C-11 ‘disinformation’ web
The federal government’s own bureaucrats have exposed that with Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, Justin Trudeau’s government has engaged in a “campaign of disinformation.” So…
Pro-life group challenges ban from Klondike Days
Edmonton Prolife has filed a lawsuit against the Explore Edmonton Corporation — the local government’s visitor economy and venue management organization — for banning its…
Calgary diocese adapts in face of water emergency
Adaptability is the name of the game for the Diocese of Calgary and the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) during the ongoing state of emergency…
Harvest Ministries declines $100,000 settlement offer, hoping for Charter violation ruling
A lawsuit launched last August against the Quebec government by pastor Art Lucier and Harvest Ministries International (HMI) was, according to their lawyer, never about…
Invaluable Group of Seven works lost in church blaze
The only church to feature artwork by members of the famed Group of Seven Canadian artists burned to the ground, taking with it the stunning…
Date night focuses on role of God in marriage
At a diocesan Encounter date night for married and engaged couples, speakers Daniel and Rita Taylor shared what they have learned over eight years of…
Redemptorist Brehl named new Bishop of Pembroke
Fr. Michael Brehl, leader of the Canadian Redemptorists, has been named new bishop for the Diocese of Pembroke. The Toronto-born, 69-year-old Brehl will assume the…
Parishes gather for Saskatchewan pilgrimage
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski An annual pilgrimage to the church and shrine at Blumenfeld, SK was held Sunday, June 9, marking the start of prairie…
Archdiocese and Kamloops First Nation release Sacred Covenant on Indigenous Peoples Day
The Sacred Covenant signed on Easter Sunday by the Archdiocese of Vancouver and Kamloops First Nation was made public on Friday, National Indigenous Peoples Day. In a…
Frontier evangelism, serving the poor, and going where no one else will go: The future and legacy of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
By Jenny Connelly Missionary zeal and closeness to the poor remain as the burning heart of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the order of priests and…
Quebec March for Life weathers the storm
Neither a smoke bomb, shrieking foes, nor police warnings kept pro-life Quebecers from taking to Quebec City streets June 1 for what organizers hope will…
Opinion: fanning flames with falsehood
I hadn’t expected Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič to be as forthright as he was. He described the shock of arriving in Canada during the residential school…