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)
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)...
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 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...
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)
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...
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
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...
The Canadian bishops have released a five-part video series on YouTube about their pastoral letter on social media. Bishop Scott McCaig, CC, bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, hosts the English version, while Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay, OMI, of Hearst-Moosonee, Ont., presents the French videos. (CCCB photo)
A year after issuing a pastoral letter on the use of social media, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a new video series to help Catholics navigate social media with faith and integrity. The series, part of a new webpage for the CCCB’s Pastoral Letter on the Use of Social Media, contains new resources...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has gone her own way on many files on Canada’s national political scene. (Peter Stockland photo)
A Canadian political scientist suggests that on many fronts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is a “disruptor” willing to explore policy and diplomatic routes starkly divergent from her fellow provincial leaders and the federal government in Ottawa. King’s University College political professor Dr. Jacquetta Newman cites the United Conservative Party leader’s approach to Canada’s tariffs imbroglio...
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...
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)
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...
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.
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...