Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
New schools are on their way to address growing enrolment and demand in Catholic schools in Alberta’s two largest cities.
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom to grant degrees
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College attained a historic and long-sought achievement Feb. 28 when it was authorized to grant a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree by Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities starting in 2024-25.
Pew Research finds increased bureaucratic targeting of faith
Government restrictions involving religion in 198 countries is at its highest point since Pew Research began tracking such numbers in 2007.
History professor to catalogue the Camino’s way
Pope Benedict XVI once said the network of pilgrims’ ways known as the Camino de Santiago is “a way sown with so many demonstrations of fervour, repentance, hospitality, art and culture which speak to us eloquently of the spiritual roots of the Old Continent.”
Canada’s food security affects Jamaica
There is no enigmatic reason why Dr. Kristin Lozanski has been highly successful in researching the experiences of Jamaicans participating in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Ontario’s Niagara region over the past decade.
The method to her fruitful results? Showing up.
Conservatives all in on exploitation bill
In contrast to the controversial Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) recently tabled by the federal government, Conservative MPs are putting their weight behind Bill C-270 to prevent young people from being exploited by online pornography.
Filipino Catholics resurrect Manitoba parish
The revival of St. Isidore Parish in Vita, Man., 13 years after it closed in 2011 due to a dwindling congregation, was sparked by curiosity.
Online bill could criminalize free speech, critics say
Two proposed bills, the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) and Bill C-367, have critics suggesting that if passed, they could threaten the freedom to express beliefs and convictions online and in the public square.
You can co-exist as Indigenous, Christian speakers share
‘I am a child of God. That’s exactly who I am’
Father Deacon Andrew Bennett is on an ongoing quest to reveal how Indigenous culture and Christianity coexist harmoniously and authentically.
Vatican dicastery overturns St. John’s church closure
The Catholics of Portugal Cove-St. Philips, NL, who felt “betrayed” by the Archdiocese of St. John’s closing of Holy Rosary Church in October 2022 have attained a “moral victory” and a potential pathway to reopening their beloved church.