Bishops at the upcoming Synod on the Family need to find a way to welcome remarried and divorced Catholics back into the communion line, argues a prominent Canadian canon lawyer.

‘Forgive’ divorce, canon lawyer urges

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Bishops who attend the Synod on the Family in Rome next month should find a way for divorced and remarried Catholics to be forgiven and allowed back into the communion line, urges one of the most senior and respected canon lawyers in Canada.

Peterborough Bishop William McGrattan, right, credits his predecessor, Bishop-emeritus Nicola De Angelis, with getting the diocese’s debt under control. The $14-million debt will be eliminated in the spring.

Peterborough tackles its crippling debt

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After 12 years of belt tightening, the Diocese of Peterborough is poised to pay off a near-crippling $14-million debt.

The Cebu Clergy Performing Artists are, from left, Fr. Jun Gutierrez, Fr. Kipling Agravante, Fr. Zachary Zacarias and Fr. Rudy Ibale, MSC. They are performing at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in Surrey, B.C., Aug. 14.

Filipino priests have the music in them

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SURREY, B.C. - Four priests in the Philippines are proving that bright lights, fresh outfits and upbeat tunes aren’t just for boy bands.

The Parliament Building in Quebec City

Quebec bill looks to expand powers of its human rights commission

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OTTAWA - A Quebec bill that would give the province’s human rights commission expanded powers will only “amplify” these powers at a time when many are calling for a curbing of these commissions, critics say.

Smoke billows from the American Electric Power’s coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plan in New Haven, W.Va. Development and Peace has launched its fall campaign to combat climate change.

D&P fall campaign tackles the spiritual and political sides of climate change

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On the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation on Sept. 1, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace launched its fall campaign demanding action on climate change.

Kristina Torres

Caregivers’ situation worsens under new rules

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TORONTO - Changes to Canada’s Live-in Caregiver’s Program (LCP) promised to improve the immigration path have actually made things worse, says Kristina Torres.

With Quebec’s euthanasia law, Bill 52, coming into effect Dec. 10, the province is preparing for the legalization of assisted suicide by creating “death kits” for its doctors.

‘Death kits’ prepared for Quebec doctors

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OTTAWA - When news leaked Sept. 1 that the Quebec government is preparing “euthanasia kits” for doctors, it came as no surprise to the head of a physicians’ group that opposes euthanasia.

This year’s ShareLife campaign raised close to $14 million. Money raised by ShareLife supports 34 different social service agencies across the archdiocese of Toronto catchment area.

ShareLife comes in over the top in 2015 campaign

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TORONTO - Catholics of the Archdiocese of Toronto pulled together at the last hour to push the ShareLife annual appeal above and beyond its goal.

St. Joseph the Worker parishioners packed and sent 300 aid boxes to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, Philippines, above, visited the Thornhill, Ont., parish Aug. 21 to personally thank volunteers for all they had done. (Photo courtesy of St. Joseph the Worker parish)

Thornhill parish stands out for its Haiyan aid

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THORNHILL, Ont. - The Philippines received relief aid from around the world when Typhoon Haiyan hit the country’s shores almost two years ago. But for Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos, it was one Canadian parish that stands out for having left a particular impact on his community.

Catholic school teachers, trustees and the government in Ontario reached a tentative contract agreement before the start of school. Ann Hawkins, president of Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), said this agreement will protect the quality of education in schools.

OECTA reaches tentative deal with province, avoiding conflict to begin school year

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TORONTO - Catholic school teachers, trustees and the provincial government have come to a tentative contract agreement just days before the start of the new school year.

Catholic Women’s League members passed motions calling on the government to invoke the notwithstanding clause to delay the implementation of physician-assisted suicide and to reinstate the mandatory long-form census at their annual convention Aug. 17-19, 2015.

CWL calls for notwithstanding clause

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The Catholic Women’s League of Canada has called on the federal government to invoke the notwithstanding clause to block implementation of physician-assisted suicide.

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