TORONTO - Despite a tiny budget and a microscopic staff buried deep within the bureaucracy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canadian Ambassador for Religious Freedom Andrew Bennett insists his efforts to promote religious freedom around the world can make a real difference over time.
Canadian bishops mark 50th anniversary of decree on ecumenism
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Canada's Catholic bishops examine the church's connection with other Christian churches in a document marking the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's decree on ecumenism.
Helping African women with the ‘Power of We’
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterFor Fr. Stan Chu Ilo, the fight to help African women escape the “unacceptable conditions” in which they live is personal.
Income-splitting for Canadian families welcomed by family groups
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The federal government has introduced new measures to help families keep more of their earnings in their own pockets.
CWL wants palliative care strategy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Catholic Women’s League, Canada’s largest women’s organization, has issued a statement that affirms its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide and urges Ottawa to create of a national palliative care strategy.
Police chief, teacher honoured for protecting vulnerable kids
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and Toronto middle school teacher Lisa Felton were honoured by Toronto's four child protection agencies for their efforts in protecting vulnerable children.
Pagé honoured by law society
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s own appeal tribunal judicial vicar and professor of canon law Msgr. Roch Pagé has landed the Canon Law Society of America’s highest honour.
Dominicans return to parish life
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterToronto’s Dominican priests are back in the parish ministry business, this time running the 127-year-old downtown francophone parish of Sacré Coeur.
Caregivers seek permanent residency upon arrival in Canada
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A Toronto organization is petitioning Ottawa to establish a federal caregiver program that includes instant permanent residency for foreign caregivers.
Ontario must learn lessons from Quebec education loss
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Ontario supporters of Catholic education should heed the lesson of Quebec before it’s too late, said a former education professor and ombudsman at McGill University in Montreal.
A nation mourns a fallen son
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterHis nation wept, his city bowed and knelt in prayer and his family bore a greater pain than human hearts were made to endure as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was sent to his final rest from Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 28.