Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Ottawa teacher facing sexual assault charges
An Ottawa Catholic District School Board teacher was arrested Aug. 10 and charged with five counts of sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Ontario Catholic college a vocations’ breeding ground
Nine priests. Four professed religious sisters. Four seminarians. Three novitiates. Two transitional deacons. One sister poised to profess her final vows.
Future preserved for historic Acadian church in Nova Scotia
A deconsecrated Catholic Church in Digby County, N.S., facing the grim prospect of demolition for months has been afforded a new lease on life.
It’s been a full 40 years for Winnipeg archbishop
Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon said his 40 years of service to the Canadian Catholic Church, first as a priest and then as a bishop, “has gone by so quickly and is so full of events and people.”
Peterborough priest facing sex charges
A 33-year-old Catholic priest is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference with a minor as a result of an investigation by Peterborough Police Service’s Sexual Offences Unit.
The second half of the 2023 Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage in Alberta, which was scheduled from July 21-27, has been cancelled due to “extreme weather.”
Long way to go on path of reconciliation
One year after the historic papal visit to Canada, positive signs abound.
No ‘quick fix’ to housing asylum seekers, says ORAT head
There is no “quick fix” for a deluge of refugees overflowing Toronto’s shelter system, said Deacon Rudy Ovcjak.
Pro-lifers censored, challenge claims
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has filed a constitutional challenge against the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) on behalf of the Campaign Life Coalition and a female anti-abortion advocate.
Mother’s love inspires Calgary priest
A mother’s love, and her refusal to abort her child more than three decades ago, has culminated in Calgary ordaining its newest priest.