Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
‘Wall of silence’ on Christian persecution must fall
Dr. Tristan Azbej came to Ottawa determined to recruit allies in the mission to support oppressed followers of Christ around the world.
Reconciliation fund already making a difference
With over $17.5 million raised in the two-and-a-half years since the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) became a registered charity in March 2022, the 73 Canadian Catholic dioceses are poised to exceed the five-year $30-million commitment Canada's Catholic bishops made to the nation's Indigenous peoples.
Syro-Malabar rite enriches Yukon
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Whitehorse has long stood out in Yukon for being the only traditional, fully-fledged Catholic parish in a territory populated with missionary churches.
Call it what it is: lethal injection
“Saddened, but not surprised” is how Cardinal Thomas Collins characterized his reaction to Canada’s now infamous reputation as the world’s fastest-growing euthanasia regime.
Synod guides a practical step forward, bishop says
Mere days from the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, a sentiment expressed by an African prelate at the first gathering in 2023 lingers with Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President Bishop William McGrattan.
Disability rights coalition challenging Track 2 MAiD
A coalition of disability rights organizations has united to challenge Track 2 of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) law, which provides euthanasia to people with a disability who are not dying or whose death is not reasonably foreseeable.
Retreat mines centuries past for guidance
For Catholics yearning to be better meditators of God’s will and communicators of Christ’s Gospel, Fr. Matthew-Anthony Hysell recommends they look back to the 12th and 13th centuries for inspiration.
Parishioners take control of Portugal Cove South church
Cynthia Power proudly declares that she is a lifelong inhabitant of Portugal Cove South, a quiet coastal town featured along Newfoundland’s famed and scenic Irish Loop, which circles the southeastern portion of the Avalon Peninsula.
March against gender ideology numbers shrink
There was evidence of progress and setbacks on display with the second nationwide 1 Million March 4 Children on Sept. 20.
Arson damages Ottawa church
The Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) Arson Unit is investigating a fire that broke out around 3 a.m. on Sept. 18 at the downtown St. Joseph’s Parish.