Standing in the dim, evening light on St. Peter’s Square a year ago, it never occurred to me a Pope might creep in, switch on the light and rouse us all from our sleep.
VATICAN CITY - As Pope Francis reaches the one-year mark of his papacy, his global flock and a fascinated public are starting to measure the changes he is making against the sky-high hopes for transforming an institution many thought impervious to change.
LEVITTOWN, PA. - Catholic colleges and universities across the United States are attracting military veterans of recent wars with a combination of financial aid, individualized assistance and opportunities for peer support.
For the first time, students from across Canada united in Toronto and held a national event to launch the annual Catholic Students’ Week.
As an aspiring Catholic school teacher, David Easter was drawn to King’s University College in part by a unique collaborative program between the university and Ontario’s high schools.
Chaplain combats ‘radical secularization’ of university campus
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register
As the Catholic chaplain at two secular universities Ania Krysciak believes organizing retreats for students with no religious affiliation is critical for their spiritual formation.
VATICAN CITY - Catholic universities must give "uncompromising" and "unambiguous" witness to church teaching and defend themselves from all efforts to dilute their Catholic identity, Pope Francis said.
TORONTO - A Catholic education involves more than books and study. It means getting involved to make a difference. At least, that’s how Eman Cheema sees it.
Pope Francis’ message resonates on Canadian campuses
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - Timothy Keslick believes Pope Francis’s small gestures are making a big impact on Canada’s university students.
Now in its 14th year, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is seeking to step up its academic game by becoming a degree- granting institution.
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St. Anne de Beaupre predates Canada’s oldest Catholic parish
By Lorraine Williams, Catholic Register Special.
ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE, QUE. - Canada’s most celebrated pilgrimage site, the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre, was founded even before Quebec was recognized in 1664 as North America’s first parish. It is Canada’s oldest and most popular shrine, annually welcoming some 1.5 million pilgrims.
King’s University College at London, Ont.’s Western University walks into its 60th anniversary as a newly incorporated institution, separate from the diocese of London.
TORONTO - A Catholic Social Justice Committee has been formed for Toronto Catholic schools to address the gap in learning opportunities found in different areas of the city.
TORONTO - Basilian Father Thomas Mohan, who is credited with bringing stability to St. Michael's College School during the 1990s, died Dec. 8 after a month's-long battle with leukemia. He was 84.