Father Pierre Ducharme led a Zoom video conference with over 100 Canadian priests Aug. 14 to discuss how to develop synodal and missionary Catholic churches from coast to coast. (Willan Leung photo)
Over 100 Canadian priests convened for a Zoom video conference Aug. 14 to discuss how to develop synodal and missionary Catholic churches from coast to coast. Participants pondered the same questions posed to their clerical colleagues from around the world who attended the Parish Priests for the Synod International Meeting from April 28 to May...
Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Jasper, Alberta.Photo from Our Lady of Lourdes Website
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church withstood the devastating wildfires that ravaged the municipality of Jasper and the adjacent Jasper National Park. “Thanks be to God,” the Archdiocese of Edmonton stated in reaction to the news. Due to a still-active evacuation order, neither the archdiocese nor local parish staff can assess the extent of internal...
An outdoors shot of Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ontario, which will celebrate 100 years of operation in 2026.
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 of service to pilgrims. The national shrine to the Canadian Martyrs will kick off the campaign for this vital revitalization with its inaugural Spring Gala at Bellvue Manor in Vaughan,...
A child’s red dress hangs on a stake near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School June 6, 2021. CNS photo: Jennifer Gauthier, Reuters
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 whole long path of Indigenous reconciliation. They have, in their wisdom, clearly adopted the approach, individually or collectively, of refraining from being drawn into responding to every jump and shout...
Fire damage is seen to Blessed Sacrament Parish in downtown Regina, SK. A suspected arsonist attacked the parish Feb. 9, 2024.Photo courtesy ArchdiocesePhoto courtesy Fr. James Hentges of Grouard-McLennan
A call to condemn the most recent arson attack on a Christian church — Feb. 9 at Blessed Sacrament Church in downtown Regina — failed to gain unanimous approval in the House of Commons. On Feb. 12, Conservative MP Corey Tochor called for unanimous consent to condemn the arson at Blessed Sacrament. Members of the...
