Catholic high school football star eyes God over NFL draft as path to success
Days before the April 25-27 NFL draft, Theo Johnson was reconnecting with his Windsor, Ont., roots instead of focusing on being pegged by Bleacher Report…
Audience erupts in anger as trustees oppose flying pro-life flag at Toronto Catholic schools
The International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May. Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees voted against an April 23 motion…
Our Lady of Fatima’s visit to Vancouver: a decade-long journey
For Ethelyn David, Catholic event organizing seems to be second nature. From Marian conferences to parish missions, she has been promoting and coordinating celebrations of…
Celebrating the Easter art of pysanky
For decades, the Madonna House Apostolate has been practising the Ukrainian tradition of pysanky, the “writing,” or dying of ornate eggs. Now the tradition has…
Priests pumped to add voices to synod panel
They have yet to receive an agenda outlining what their Vatican visit will entail, but Fr. Fábio de Souza, Fr. Pierre Ducharme, O.F.M., and Fr.…
Health Canada says online abortion pill provider not ‘directly’ providing drugs
Health Canada has determined a Canadian non-profit doesn’t directly distribute drugs despite the organization’s claim to have provided the abortion pill to over 100,000 women.…
Covenant signing a ‘local initiative,’ with hopes of more to follow
By Anna Farrow Montreal Correspondent Though Vancouver Archbishop Michael Miller called the Easter accord between the Kamloops First Nation and two British Columbia Catholic dioceses…
Kamloops First Nation, Catholic dioceses forge new path with Sacred Covenant signing
The journey to the Easter Sunday signing in Kamloops of a sacred covenant between the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops First Nation) and Catholic bishops from…
From Grief to giving: Saskatoon parish launches prayer shawl ministry to offer comfort, hope to grieving
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski When Karen and John Bosker lost their 36-year-old son Brock at the beginning of January two years ago, comfort was hard…
Pope Francis sends prayers for Sacred Covenant between Kamloops First Nation and Church
Pope Francis has sent prayers and greetings to the Kamloops First Nation, the Archdiocese of Vancouver and the Diocese of Kamloops to mark the signing…
Tammy Peterson confirmed in front of fellow parishioners at Toronto Catholic Church
By Sheila Nonato TORONTO- Canadian podcaster and cancer survivor Tammy Maureen Peterson stood with eight other catechumens and their sponsors Saturday night in front of…
Tammy Peterson’s homecoming: Popular podcaster welcomed into the Catholic Church in Toronto
By SHEILA NONATO TORONTO—In her journey towards the Catholic Church, cancer survivor, speaker and popular podcaster Tammy Peterson has endured her own cross of debilitating…
Justice’s report concludes Oblate abused Nunavut children
Following an exhaustive investigation, retired Superior Court of Quebec Justice André Denis has concluded French priest Joannès Rivoire was guilty of sexually assaulting five minors…
Prime Minister Mulroney’s funeral: ‘Mulroney was the last. There are no statesmen left in the world’
Msgr. Francis Coyle shared more with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney than having an Irish name. Msgr. Coyle is pastor of Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Basilica, which…
Palliative care ruling threatens Montreal archdiocese’s work
The Archdiocese of Montreal argues in a court filing it is being obliged to “assist in what constitutes ‘murder’ ” by being denied a temporary…
Manitoba introduces ‘bubble zone’ law
The Manitoba government is following in the footsteps of provinces like British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec by advocating for legislation prohibiting pro-life protests, demonstrations…
Conscience Rights Battle Rages in Nova Scotia
Christian physicians in Nova Scotia have taken up the fight against the province’s College of Physicians and Surgeons over a policy that would force physicians…
Vancouver Archbishop signs Sacred Covenant with Kamloops First Nation
Almost three years ago, reports of underground anomalies near a former Kamloops residential school caused a firestorm of media mistruths about mass graves, which became…
Catholic aid becomes critical as Gaza crisis deepens
Staring death, destruction and starvation in the face on a daily basis, Christians in Gaza are staying steadfast to their commitment to love and serve,…
Conservatives all in on exploitation bill
In contrast to the controversial Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) recently tabled by the federal government, Conservative MPs are putting their weight behind Bill C-270…
‘Dead people don’t cost money’: Calculating the cost of ending 2,700 lives with MAiD
The grim calculus of tracking the cost of Medical Assistance in Dying shows that B.C. doctors receive $283.85 for every “MAiD Event preparation and Procedure”…
