Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
ShareLife’s goal grows as charity needs expand
After topping $13 million for the first time last year, ShareLife is reaching even higher this year as it brings three more agencies under its charitable umbrella.
Poverty fight a long way from over, activists warn
Poverty activists are encouraged by the latest StatsCan numbers showing poverty is on the decline in Canada, but warn that more ambitious programs are needed to end poverty once and for all.
Therapy dogs bring some comforting four-legged medicine into the lives of hospital patients
When Harley travels the halls at Providence Healthcare, he gets the rock star treatment.
Northern classroom opens a new world in Saskatchewan
King’s University College has a long history of educating its students about the wider world, but sometimes forgot about the country surrounding the small campus in London, Ont.
Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike’s following plagiarism revelations
Accepting "full responsibility" for failure to credit his sources in several published articles and lectures, Fr. Thomas Rosica has resigned from the collegium of the University of St. Michael’s College.
Brescia celebrates a century of inspiring women
Looking back to 1919 and the place of women in society, the world was a much different place.
Sr. Prejean wages constant fight for lives on death row
While some might say Sr. Helen Prejean has experienced great success in her fight to abolish the death penalty, she believes she’s only helped make some strides in the battle.
Haitian unrest hits Development and Peace partners
Two weeks of violent political unrest in Haiti is wreaking havoc with Development and Peace’s partner organizations.
Citizens for Public Justice Lenten campaign puts carbon on hit list
As the federal government finds itself embroiled in battles with a number of provinces over its introduction of a price on carbon, Citizens for Public Justice wants to let it know there are many in the faith community that support government efforts dealing with climate change.
Bracing for impact: A four-per-cent cut would trim $1 billion from Ontario's education budget
As Ontario budget consultations wrapped up Feb. 8, Liz Stuart questioned how much of a conversation really took place.