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Execs at helm of Nashville Predators aim to foster culture of service

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Tom Cigarran, chairman of the Nashville Predators hockey team, with yellow hat, and CEO Sean Henry, center, greet fans in Bridgestone Arena May 16 before Game 3 of the Western Conference finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Tennessee. The two men are active in the Nashville Catholic community.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The recent scene in downtown Nashville of mobs of hockey fans was almost unthinkable a decade ago.

A tender gaze: Fatima trip shows Pope's respect for pilgrims' faith

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Pope Francis prays in the Little Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 12. The pope was making a two-day visit to Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions and to canonize two of the young seers.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or "simple," in a negative sense, popular devotion to the mother of God.

Fatima at 100 – Recap of Pope Francis’ trip

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Pope Francis leads the blessing of candles in the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 12. The Pope was making a two-day visit to Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions and to canonize two of the young seers.

Missed our coverage of Pope Francis' trip to Fatima for the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions? Click here to check them out.

Fatima relics create a special connection for Toronto parish

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Toronto’s Our Lady of Fatima parish is in possession of a chip of wood from the original tree on which the Virgin Mary appeared and splinters of the original caskets in which Jacinta and Francisco Marto were buried.

While Pope Francis and countless thousands of Catholics flock to Portugal this week to celebrate one of the most famous Marian devotions in the world, a little piece of Fatima can be found in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Aspiring opera star to meet his benefactor at Canadian debut

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The life of Eddie Baraka Mony, pictured, changed through the support of Mirijam and Stuart Spoelstra who sponsored Mony through Chalice to allow him to pursue his dream of becoming an opera singer.

What do you say to a stranger who changed your life?

Catholic Education Special Section

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April 30-May 5 is Catholic Education Week!

This week is Catholic Education Week! Click here to check out all of our feature stories on Catholic Education.

Schools ready to go around the globe to solve enrolment issues

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With declining enrolments, some Catholic schools are going around the globe to recruit international students.

Years of declining enrolment are pushing some Catholic school boards to take a far deeper dive into the foreign student market.

Niagara teen excels on all fronts to gain Harvard admission

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Emily Hunter credits the Catholic education she got at St. Michael's Catholic High School in Niagara Falls, Ont. for helping her gain admissions to Harvard University. She starts school at the prestigious Ivy League school in September.

Emily Hunter expects to do great things at Harvard University starting next September, thanks to the Catholic education she received in Ontario.

Teacher competing in pageant sends beautiful message to students

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Stephanie Photopoulous is a substitute teacher with the Simcoe County District School Board.

Stephanie Photopoulos always taught her students at school and at the dance studio that their bodies should be loved and cherished. Now, the young Catholic hopes to prove it to them on stage.

Catholic schools are a vehicle for faith journey

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A group of 350 students took part in Niagara Catholic’s recent trip to Europe. Here, some of them mark the memory with a photo at the Vatican.

Canada is fortunate to have sociologists like Reginald Bibby working in the field of religious attitudes. His most recent book, Canada’s Catholics, should be on the desk of all administrators, trustees, teachers and priests.

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