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American Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of the four dubia cardinals to ask Pope Francis for an audience to address unclear exhortation in Amoris Laetitia.

Bishop McCaig urges Catholics not to fall prey to conspiracy theories

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OTTAWA – In the wake of controversy surrounding the papal document Amoris Laetitia, Bishop Scott McCaig said people should not be baited by conspiracy theories.
Peter Bhatti's brother, Pakistan's former and only Christian Minority Affairs Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti (pictured), was assassinated in 2011 for being outspoken against his country's blasphemy laws, which carry the death sentence for anyone who insults Islam.

Witness says M-103 could bring violence to Canada

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OTTAWA – A religious freedom advocate whose brother was murdered for his Catholic beliefs told a parliamentary committee that legislation on Islamophobia could bring Canada the type of religious violence many people came here to escape.

MP Rachael Harder shunned by committee due to pro-life beliefs

MP Rachael Harder shunned by committee due to pro-life beliefs

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OTTAWA – A former chair of the Status of Women committee has joined a chorus which is denouncing a Liberal and NDP walkout due to the pro-life views of the new chair.

Jesuit and indigenous pilgrims arriving in Kahnawake on August 15, an Indian reserve in Montreal. They reach the end of their 540-mile canoe trip, following a route used by 17th-century missionaries, in an effort to promote reconciliation.

As bishops ponder Pope Francis visit to Canada, Indigenous relations are a priority

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OTTAWA – Regardless of whether Pope Francis comes to Canada, Indigenous relations remain a top priority to the bishops, said the newly-elected president of the Canadian bishops’ conference.
Church on the edge of freedom fight

Church on the edge of freedom fight

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In a trend that alarms Catholic thinkers, for the 11th year in a row freedom around the globe declined in 2016.

People are seen outside the Vatican Embassy, or apostolic nunciature, in Washington in 2014. An arrest warrant has been issued in Canada for Msgr. Carlo Capella, the Vatican diplomat recalled from service in Washington in late August, who already was the subject of a Vatican criminal investigation involving child pornography.

Vatican diplomat also wanted in Canada on child porn charges

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VATICAN CITY - An arrest warrant has been issued in Canada for Msgr. Carlo Capella, the Vatican diplomat recalled from service in Washington in late August, who already was the subject of a Vatican criminal investigation involving child pornography.

Canadian bishops won't publish new policy on minor protection till 2018

Canadian bishops won't publish new policy on minor protection till 2018

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CORNWALL, Ontario - The Canadian bishops will not publish their new policy for the protection of minors before 2018, said Bishop Anthony Mancini of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, chairman of the ad hoc committee tasked with drafting this resource in 2012.

Sr. Lise Munro (left) and Sr. Helen Hayes in the chapel of their Quebec City convent. The complex (right) was built in 1686 and was once home to about 300 nuns.

Ursuline nuns prepare for a fond adieu

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QUEBEC CITY - Thirty-one years after Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in 1608, three Ursuline sisters arrived in New France packing little more than their simple possessions and their faith. Today the sisters who inherited that founding legacy are set to leave their grand motherhouse in much the same way.

Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Que., is the new president of the Canadian Conference of Bishops.

Gendron elected president of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil has been elected president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), succeeding Bishop Douglas Crosby of Hamilton.

Br. John Frampton is flanked by volunteers Sonny Doria (left) and Lionel Alleluia at St. Francis Table.

St. Francis Table marks 30 years of service

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Sandwiched between a swanky taqueria and a slew of trendy bars selling $12 cocktails is St. Francis Table — a restaurant for the poor that has been serving $1 meals for 30 years.

The Sistine Chapel choir made its first-ever visit to Canada and St. Michael’s Cathedral on Sept. 27.

Sweet sounds of Sistine Chapel choir fill Toronto cathedral

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It was as if the sounds of Heaven descended upon Toronto when the Sistine Chapel choir performed at St. Michael's Cathedral Sept. 26.

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