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Career ends on a high note at St. Michael's

After four years leading Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School, veteran Catholic educator Pat Daly is bringing a long career to an official close at the end of this school year.

Calls for solidarity with persecuted Christians

With Christian persecution continuing to rise globally, Open Doors Canada’s One With Them campaign is inviting the faithful to look beyond the troubling statistics.

Globe and Mail editorial admits Kamloops coverage lacked proof

The Globe and Mail has admitted to a “failure of journalism” in 2021 with its reporting of “mass graves” at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Religious speech protection in Bill C-9 fails to pass Senate

Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, advanced out of the Senate on June 4 by a 45-13 vote, to be sent back to the House of Commons with no movement on providing protection for religious speech.

Senate committee derails religious speech defence in Bill C-9

Democracy Fund seeks answers to church attacks

Christian media charting a future rooted in trust, collaboration

Victory at hand beyond World Cup

Catholic grads set to shine on World Cup stage

Analysis

A theological case against Bill C-22

Catholic voice finally heard in Senate hearings on Bill C-9

Cardinal Leo’s Message for the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Simple Scarborough boy put his trust in the Lord

Nine Permanent Deacons Say “Yes” for Archdiocese of Toronto

Oblate Thorson to lead Prince Albert diocese

St. Joe's grads celebrate 75 years of sisterhood

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Development and Peace's Carl Hétu succumbs to cancer

Montreal's Corpus Christi gets go ahead

In a sweeping address to the Spanish parliament, Pope Leo XIV delivered a forceful defense of the dignity of every human life, declaring that its protection is not a partisan issue but "a goal of civilization," while addressing the issues of abortion, migration, freedom of conscience, the seal of confession and the Church’s role in public life.

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Pope Leo's Corpus Christi Mass, procession draw 1.2 million in Madrid

More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid as Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the Spanish capital June 7 for the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the liturgical feast celebrating the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

Ukraine: Nuncio hopes for peace after Zelenskyy calls for talks with Putin

The apostolic nuncio to Ukraine expressed his support for initiatives that will lead to the end of war following the release of an open letter by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pope Leo’s priorities are clear in Spain

Ethiopia’s forgotten humanitarian crisis

Vatican News

Pope Leo names EWTN's Montse Alvarado as prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Communication

Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat "Montse" Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication on June 2.

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Pope Leo urges world to ‘disarm’ AI

Presenting the first encyclical of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence must be “disarmed,” urging governments, tech leaders and society to confront the rapidly growing technology before it weakens human relationships, critical thinking and peace itself.