Canadian Catholics retain identity more than U.S. Catholics, but decline in practice is similar
WINNIPEG (CCN) — If someone is raised Catholic in the United States, there is a 75…
Pope condemns Israel’s attack against church, calls for end to ‘barbarity’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “barbarity of war” and forced displacement of people have to end,…
‘No more death by despair,’ says Langley MP
LANGLEY, B.C. — MP Tamara Jansen opened the press conference about her private member’s bill C-218…
Langley MP introduces bill to stop MAiD expansion for mental illness
OTTAWA — Cloverdale–Langley City MP Tamara Jansen has introduced a private member’s bill to stop the…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities…
Canadian bishops mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with call to reconciliation
VANCOUVER — Canada’s bishops are encouraging Catholics to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, with…
Memorial Mass recalls victims of Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Forty days after 11 people died in the tragedy at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu…
Bethlehem residents lose work, land as situation deteriorates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the eyes of the world focused on events in Gaza, the situation…
Pope Leo, speaking with Putin, appeals for gesture of peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone…
Faith groups seek a ‘Jubilee world’ from G7
TORONTO — KAIROS Canada, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada and the Calgary Interfaith Council are…
Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels’
NEW YORK — Food insecurity in Gaza “has reached catastrophic levels,” reports Joseph Hazboun, regional director…