Fr. Lester Mendonsa, a Catholic priest, served for 11 years as a military chaplain for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) from 2008 to 2019.

Priest transformed by 11 years of service as military chaplain

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Fr. Lester Mendonsa said he was transformed by his 11 years of experience as a military chaplain for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) from 2008 to 2019.

A presentation by theologian Brett Salkeld will examine the pros and cons of genetic editing.

Exploring danger, possibilities of genetic editing

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With danger comes some interesting prospects in the field of gene therapy and genome editing, Dr. Brett Salkeld believes.

Fr. Brad Sweet, left, is a retired chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces. Richard Bernier, right, as just been sworn in as a chaplain attached to the Montreal-based Black Watch reserve infantry regiment in April 2023.

Tale of two chaplains

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Richard Bernier was only sworn in as a military chaplain six months ago while Fr. Brad Sweet retired as “padre” on Oct. 19, but the two men share a common approach to their service in the armed forces.

The new Regina Mundi Catholic College in London, Ont., is expected to open in 2026.

Catholic enrolment scales new heights

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Catholic school enrollment has skyrocketed to new heights in many regions across Canada, especially in and around London, Ont., and Saskatoon.

Archbishop Francis Leo meets Teresa Camilleri at his installation Mass in April. The archbishop is going to the people in the pews, clergy and more in developing the Archdiocese of Toronto’s new pastoral plan.

Leo taps pews for pastoral plan

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Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo is all ears and wants to hear from clergy and lay parishioners as he helps craft the next pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Toronto.

The historic Église-Sainte-Marie Cathedral in Church Point, N.S. It had appeared that a donor had been found to keep it open, but the unidentified person has discontinued communication with the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.

Donor pledging to save Nova Scotia parish disappears

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The anonymous donor who emerged from nowhere in April to present an offer of $10 million to save and restore the historic 118-year-old Église Sainte-Marie Catholic Church in Church Point, N.S., has seemingly vanished into thin air.

Adrian Vermeule, left, a legal scholar from Harvard University, and Kevin Vallier, philosophy professor at Bowling Green State University.

Two sides of integralism, never shall they meet

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On Oct. 26, two American professors on opposite ends of a buzzy political philosophy called “Catholic integralism” gave lectures to separate, eager audiences at McGill University. Though the men are more than primed for a public sparring, Montreal didn’t prove to be a site for Adrian Vermeule and Kevin Vallier to meet in the ring.

The charred remains of St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alta., following a May 22 fire that destroyed the church.

Trial date set for alleged Alberta church arsonists

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Two men from High Prairie, Alta., charged for setting fire to St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alta., on May 22 are slated for trial almost a year to the day later.

St. Mary’s University president and vice-chancellor Sinda Vanderpool (second from left) with students at The Field of Crosses Memorial in 2022.

Students embrace sacrifice for freedom

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Calgary business leader and philanthropist Murray McCann is touched each year by a gesture performed by students from Calgary’s St. Mary’s University in remembrance of those who gave their lives for the freedom they now enjoy.

Photo taken at the Rite of Consecration of Holly Garnett that took place on Oct. 1, 2022.

Consecrated virgins commit to the ultimate groom

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A woman standing in a church wearing a white dress and veil is an instantly recognizable image, but for a small yet growing number of Catholic women, the groom that awaits them at the altar is not a nervous young man but Jesus Himself.

Members of a downtown Toronto neighbourhood protest in front of a building that is to house a respite centre run by the St. Felix Centre.

Neighbours fight St. Felix Centre’s respite centre

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A new respite centre to be run by the St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto is facing strong opposition from community stakeholders.

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