Canadian Catholic News
Same-sex blessings are about welcoming, not changing Church teaching, Canadian bishops say
The Archdiocese of Vancouver is considering how the Pope’s declaration on the blessing of irregular unions can contribute to making the Church in Vancouver “an ever more welcoming community,” says Archbishop J. Michael Miller.
Marian Christmas stamp depicts a mother’s sacrificial love
Adrian Horvath has been designing postage stamps for Canada Post for years, including work on the famed Star Trek series of stamps the post office issued in 2016 and 2017.
Asia Bibi exemplifies ‘continuous martyrdom,’ Pope Francis says
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Catholic who moved to Canada after several years of imprisonment and a death sentence for blasphemy in her homeland, was cited by Pope Francis as an example of “continuous martyrdom.”
Proulx fills void in bishop-less New Brunswick diocese
Catholics in Bathurst, N.B., who have been without a bishop since last year, are welcoming a new shepherd.
Cemeteries can be hubs of learning, culture
Peter Nobes stood in a Nova Scotia cemetery filled with a void as he realized that his search for his great-great-grandfather’s grave was fruitless. There were no markings, no records; the grave had been lost to time.
Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, dies at age 94
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the death of Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver from 1991 to 2004.
Ottawa Archbishop Emeritus Gervais dies at 91
Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais, who shepherded the bilingual diocese covering Canada’s capital from 1989 to 2007, died Aug. 6, Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop Emeritus Terrence Prendergast announced in an Instagram post.
A financial aid program that helps mothers and families make difficult life-affirming decisions is approaching its first anniversary, with organizers saying they want to make it available to more people in need.
Religious message in a bottle
Peter Rego was 15 years old and growing up in Pakistan when the artistic bug first bit him.
Protect life until the end, archbishop tells health workers
In the face of “morally depraved laws” allowing and expanding euthanasia, doctors and health care workers may be called to conscientious objection while working to make palliative care available as an alternative, said Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller.