Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian, leaves inspiring message
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was given the gift of honorary Canadian citizenship during Holy Week, and left behind some inspiring and challenging words for a couple of young Catholic women who work on Parliament Hill.
Help is on the way for Ontario's classrooms
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterOntario’s special needs students have received a helping hand from the Ministry of Education to the delight of the Catholic teachers’ union.
Good Shepherd tackles gambling addiction among homeless
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterThe Good Shepherd Ministries is finding yet one more way it can help the homeless and vulnerable.
Committee: public health strategy needed to combat violent pornography
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – A public health strategy is necessary to combat violent online pornography, a House of Commons Health Committee was told.
Man arrested in wake of Toronto church fire on Easter Sunday
By Catholic Register StaffA man has been arrested after a fire was set at a Toronto Roman Catholic church on Easter Sunday morning.
Canada's Catholic bishops warn against marijuana legalization
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Legalizing marijuana shows a “disregard” for public health and safety, Canada’s Catholic bishops charge.
Countdown has begun on youth synod preparations
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterThe Vatican’s launch date for a website on the 2018 Synod of Bishops has come and gone, but the web site remains offline.
Saskatoon couple works to improve marriages, which need 'regular tuneups'
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic News ServiceSASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Phil and Mary Wrubleski are eager to bring practical marriage enrichment opportunities to couples in the Diocese of Saskatoon.
Windsor's Our Lady of Assumption parish celebrating 250 years of service
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, Ont. – The struggles of old age have taken a toll on Our Lady of Assumption parish, but that isn’t going to stop the celebration of its 250th birthday this year.
Montreal seminary given official heritage status
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL – The Grand Séminaire de Montréal’s storied past is helping to preserve its future.
Canada’s religious tolerance is on the rise, according to Angus Reid survey
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanadians are still leery of Islam and mostly weirded out by the veils and headscarves worn by a minority of Muslim women, but our general tolerance for religious diversity is actually on the rise, according to a survey released April 4 by the Angus Reid Institute.