Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
First came Alcatraz ... and Ireland is next
After taking the plunge in the cold waters of San Francisco Bay last year for Mary’s Meals, Liz Lambert has decided to brave the wet climate of Ireland this year to benefit almost 800 youth in Malawi.
Sisters of Providence closing doors on its Printing Room museum
A little piece of history at Providence Manor is closing its doors for the last time in Kingston, Ont.
Relic takes first step in expanding saint’s reach
A major relic of St. Brother André is making its first appearance outside Quebec later this month as a precursor to a major tour planned for the 10th anniversary of the canonization of the Canadian saint.
Holy Family inspires first vocations pilgrimage
The Archdiocese of Montreal will be invoking the Holy Family as it hosts the first of what is hoped to be an annual pilgrimage to pray for vocations.
Priest travels nature’s way to vocations
It was one of those nights a well-travelled canoeist understands — you’ve set up camp after a long day’s journey, you are lying awake and the thoughts come to you as you try to drift off to sleep.
Conference aims to push the boundaries of faith and science in study of the Shroud of Turin
In R. Gary Chiang’s mind there is no argument over the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin — science has already proven the existence of the supernatural.
Movement pushes to turn talk into action
The timing could hardly be better for the Canadian arm of the Global Catholic Climate Movement when it officially launches in September.
It was just a regular conversation between a bishop and a pastoral intern, sharing coffee and small talk between Masses. But when it was finished, the Halifax-Yarmouth archdiocese had set in motion its own unique project to pray for the renewal of the local Church.
Sisters’ graves moving
The graves of some 300 School Sisters of Notre Dame in a cemetery on the order’s Watertown, Ont., convent property are expected to be moved to a Burlington Catholic cemetery in the near future as the sisters look to sell their long-time home.
Youth taking the lead on reconciliation
Nearly three-quarters of Indigenous youth in Canada believe they will see meaningful reconciliation in their lifetime, an online poll has revealed.