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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously that courts have no authority to decide on religious group rules May 31.

Supreme court ruling a boost for religious freedom

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OTTAWA – Courts have no place in deciding a religious group’s rules, the Supreme Court said in a unanimous judgment May 31.
Pope Paul VI made several predictions about the effects of contraception, among them the general lowering of morality and lessening of respect for women.

Pope had it right in ’68, conference on Humanae Vitae hears

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OTTAWA – Humanae Vitae’s predictions of contraception’s effects proved far worse than Pope Paul VI’s prophetic vision, said speakers at an event marking the document’s 50th anniversary.

For the kids participating and for their teachers, Special Olympics is “the biggest single day of the year."

Special Olympics celebrate integral members of Toronto Catholic schools

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For over 360 special needs students from 24 Catholic high schools across Toronto, a day spent running around an old hangar at the former Downsview air force base is more than special.

Stan and Marilyn Pidsadny say their faith and ministry have helped keep them together for 60 years.

Couple's prison ministry inspires prisoners of love

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VANCOUVER – In 60 years of marriage, Marilyn and Stan Pidsadny have found one of the most fulfilling things they’ve ever done together is to go prison.

Emily Carreiro, who graduated from Toronto’s Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School six years ago, helped start a program at her alma mater making care packages for homeless and vulnerable people who walk through the doors at St. Michael’s Hospital.

‘Be An Angel’ project offers a little taste of humanity for most vulnerable patients

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Socks, toothpaste, tampons, tissues and a handwritten note from a teenager aren’t likely to rewrite a life story that includes  sleeping in shelters, seeking comfort in opioids and waking up in the emergency room at St. Michael’s Hospital. 

Still wearing their deacons’ stoles, Canadian Jesuits Arthur Suski and Edmund Lo are presented to Archbishop Terry Prendergast for ordination into the priesthood at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto, May 19.

Father General Arturo Sosa attends Jesuit ordinations in Toronto

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Father General Arturo Sosa, leader of over 16,000 Jesuit priests worldwide, attended the ordinations at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto, May 19, during his Canada visit. “This moment in the life of the Society, but even more in the life of the Church, is an opening,” he said.

Canadian Jesuits Arthur Suski and Edmund Lo were presented to Archbishop Terry Prendergast for ordination into the priesthood. The archbishop handed each of them a book of the Gospels and said, “Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you now are.  Believe what you read, teach what you believe, and practice what you teach.” 
Sr. Mechtilde O’Mara at a May 26 farewell party honouring the outgoing ministry director of Faith Connections.

Sr. Mechtilde's passion for teaching served her well at Faith Connections

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Sister’s passion for teaching served her well at Faith Connections

Archbishop Murray Chatlain, above, co-chair of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, a coalition of Catholic groups. The Circle has been invited by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett to aid the federal government in obtaining a papal apology for the Church role in residential schools.

Government seeks help from Catholic coalition to push papal apology

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OTTAWA – The Minister of Indigenous Affairs has asked the Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, a coalition of Catholic groups, to help government efforts to obtain a papal apology for the Church’s role in residential schools.

Legal action pondered on Canada Summer Jobs attestation

Legal action pondered on Canada Summer Jobs attestation

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OTTAWA – Several Christian organizations, including the Catholic Civil Rights League, are exploring legal options to fight the Canada Summer Jobs pro-abortion attestation.

Fr. Victor Botari at his 2008 ordination at age 63. The native of Welland, Ont., spent much of his adult life co-ordinating aid programs before answering the call to the priesthood.

Ordained at 63, late vocation was no barrier for Fr. Botari

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EDMONTON – Fr. Victor Botari was ordained to the priesthood late in life, but he brought a passion for social justice to all the Alberta parishes he served.

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, walks in procession ahead of Pope Francis at the start of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 25.

Cardinal Ouellet celebrates 50 years of priesthood

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OTTAWA – Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the highest-ranking Canadian in the Roman Curia, marked his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood May 25 at a Mass of celebration in Rome.

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