The latest annual report from Development and Peace reveals the financial toll that COVID-19 has taken on the Canada’s Catholic development and aid organization.
Supreme Court of Canada rules faith communities not subject to court review on non-legal matters
The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed that secular courts should not be making theological decisions.
Readers Speak Out: May 23, 2021
Land rights
Re: As Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Christian leaders voice concern (May 16):
Pride flag to fly at schools
The Pride flag will be flying over Ontario Catholic schools in a number of jurisdictions, including Toronto, in the month of June.
Readers Speak Out: May 9, 2021
Great theologian
Just read in The Catholic Register that the theologian Hans Küng passed away. It may have been a small piece, but it was respectful.
Readers Speak Out: May 2, 2021
Wonderful work
Re: Sisters turn crisis pregnancy into storybook ending (April 4):
What an awesomely uplifting story your YSN writer, Angelica Vecchiato, wrote describing the wonderful work the Sisters of Life are performing: aiding women facing an unexpected pregnancy.
Readers Speak Out: April 25, 2021
Total contradiction
Re: Faithful find worship restrictions harsh (April 11):
It’s true that government COVID restrictions put on religious groups have been harsh. In Toronto, the Catholic Church has co-operated in following COVID protocols. Despite this, our churches have been given stringent restrictions not applied to liquor, beer and big box stores. Why?
Fire claims Attawapiskat church
Another church in a First Nations community has been destroyed by fire.
Ontario worship services limited to 10 again as COVID surges
With Ontario going into hard lockdown to combat a disturbing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, places of worship will once again be limited to a hard cap of 10 people in attendance.
Readers Speak Out: April 18, 2021
Assist D&P
Re: Religious raise concerns with D&P investigation (March 28):
Kudos to Mr. Swan’s report, in which Fr. Eric Oland, Jesuit Provincial Superior, and Br. Louis Cinq-Mars, former president of the Canadian Religious Conference, deplore the withholding of funds from the poorest of the poor for fear some of the funds could be used for family planning.