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Parish priests wear many hats in a given week: they are homilists, sacramental celebrants, office administrators, fiscal overseers, volunteer recruiters and events logistics managers.

Edmonton's Newman College 'stronger' after Dr. West's tenure

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Dr. Jason West has decided to resign after a 12-year presidency, the longest in the history of Newman Theological College in Edmonton.

ShareLife almost two-thirds of the way to its 2024 goal

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As of June 18, the ShareLife parish campaign has accumulated $8.62 million, 62 per cent of its over $14-million goal.

Defrocked Montreal priest denied parole

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Former Montreal priest and convicted sex offender Brian Boucher remains unrepentant as he prepares to leave prison this month, says the bishop instrumental is bringing him to justice.

Heritage plaque honours Brampton Catholic co-op

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The site of one of Ontario’s first-ever cooperative housing projects received a special blessing alongside its newly installed commemorative plaque that marked 68 years since the initial blessing of the site's constructors by Bishop Francis Marrocco. 

Alberta church transformation complete

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During one of the family road trips westward from Medicine Hat to Calgary, Fr. Cristino Bouvette said he could faintly recall pit-stopping at the IGA marketplace on 4th Avenue in Strathmore.

Armless, yet still able to touch thousands

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Joni Eareckson Tada, an evangelical who founded the organization Joni and Friends in 1979 with a mission of “accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community,” once spoke about how God “uses affliction like a hammer and chisel, chipping and cutting to reveal His image in you.”

Message by Archbishop Leo for Canada Day

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A message by Archbishop Francis Leo of Toronto for Canada Day.

Putting Christ at centre of communication

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Following years of development and circulation in other parts of the world, a unique course that teaches the importance of Christ-centred communication has made its way to Canada’s east coast. 

The long path to graduation

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One student's graduation from King’s University College this month marked the culmination of a determined and lifetime pursuit of higher education. 

Kamloops chief believes anomalies are 'unmarked burials'

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Though Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir has stepped back on her 2021 claims of 215 bodies found in graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS), now referring to them as "anomalies," she said investigations to date still lead to the belief they are "unmarked burials."