Border deaths show need to repeal Safe Third Country Agreement
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFour die in Manitoba field, Florida man charged with human smuggling
Mandatory vaccines? Educators have no doubts
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe people who work in Catholic schools don’t think there ought to be any uncertainty over whether or not the kids in classrooms are vaccinated.
Solidarity key in COVID fight, Dr. Moore tells Royackers Lecture
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOntario’s long battle with COVID has climaxed and will significantly wind down between now and March, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore told a virtual audience Jan. 19.
Cold air Masses bring faithful together
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFr. Emanuel Zetino snapped the photograph that has been striking an emotional chord with Canadian Catholic social media users in recent weeks.
Family aims to bring its angel home
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterThe Jobin family, parents Marc and Carole and their nine children, have many dreams, but the greatest right now is to unite the entire family under one roof.
Evading Church role harms reconciliation
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRepeated comments from bishops, priests and highly placed Catholics minimizing damage caused by the residential school system risk torpedoing efforts at reconciliation, warns a high-profile Indigenous scholar and former judge.
Rise in digital donations a pandemic ‘blessing’
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterThe pandemic has brought unprecedented reliance on the digital world to the forefront, and the Catholic Church has not been exempt.
Outdoor Mass circumvents Quebec church restrictions
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIn the weeks since Quebec’s indoor Mass ban took effect, some Catholics are making do by embracing the outdoor religious celebrations available to them.
Catholic health feeling pandemic pain
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOmicron has spiralled into a crisis for health-care workers — a crisis of physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion.
‘Bubble-zone’ law comes into effect
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterPro-lifers are sounding the alarm about the new “bubble-zone” laws that become active Jan. 16, 30 days since Bill C-3 attained royal assent.
Architect seeks church partners to shelter homeless in tiny homes
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterToronto architect and planner John van Nostrand has over his 40-year career built tiny home communities around the world and is hoping something similar can be brought to Toronto to house the city’s homeless.