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These are the blueprints for St. Francis Xavier Church, which is set to be built to replace the church torched in 2021.

Attawapiskat eager for church rebuild

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St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat, one of the churches destroyed in a rash of fires across the nation in 2021, is set to rise from the ashes.

Fr. Ron McDonnell with local Indigenous teachers in northern Brazil.

Canadian priest breathes new life into dying languages

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A Canadian priest has launched a new phase in his efforts to preserve the threatened languages of the Makushi and Wapishana Indigenous peoples in the vast Diocese of Roraima in northern Brazil.

Quebec cardinal named in sex-assault class action

Quebec cardinal named in sex-assault class action

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Cardinal Gérald C. Lacroix of Québec was named in court documents Jan. 25 in connection with a sweeping class-action sex assault lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Québec in 2022.

Thousands of Catholics have passed through the Holy Door in the Sacred Heart Chapel of Québec City’s Notre-Dame du Québec Basilica to mark the jubilee year for the Archdiocese of Quebec’s 350th anniversary.

Quebec opens doors to its 350th anniversary

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As the Archdiocese of Quebec embarks on a jubilee year to mark its 350th anniversary, it hopes to strike the right balance between celebrating the significant historical role played by the archdiocese while acknowledging the sober realities facing the modern Church.

Protesters hold up placards while demanding the release of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, at a rally in Lahore. Bibi’s case led Raza Muhammad, who is seeking asylum in Canada, to renounce his radical Islamist faith to convert to Christianity.

Convert hunted by Islamists seeks asylum

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From radical Islamic extremist determined to convert “infidels” to his faith, to the leader of a Christian organization in Germany, Raza Muhammad’s journey has been fraught with danger at every step of the way.

Nightfever invites guests to join in prayer. It originated at WYD 2005 in Cologne, Germany.

Nightfever invites guests into Christ’s presence

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The Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth hosted the youth-driven initiative Nightfever Jan. 21 at Halifax’s St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, offering passersby an invitation to join in prayer. 

Josh Alexander

Josh Alexander takes next step to quash school suspension

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The legal fight continues for Josh Alexander, the 17-year-old who has been suspended from St. Joseph’s High School in Pembroke, Ont., since November 2022.

One woman crusade has outsized influence on federal government

One woman crusade has outsized influence on federal government

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Joyce Arthur and her Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) convinced the Trudeau government to kick pro-life organizations out of the Canada Summer Jobs program seven years ago.

Rallies for Palestine across Canada have regularly turned into outright anti-Semitic forums.

Archdiocese fights rise in anti-Semitism

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In the face of rising anti-Semitism stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, the Archdiocese of Toronto is providing resources in support of the Jewish community.

Montreal marks diocesan service with annual Bourget Awards

Montreal marks diocesan service with annual Bourget Awards

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After a four-year pandemic hiatus, the Archdiocese of Montreal announced the recipients of the Bourget awards for diocesan service, singling out four individuals and two groups.

Rev. Dr. Karen Petersen Finch

Ecumenism can thrive in laity’s hands: prof

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Rev. Karen Petersen Finch is aiming to empower Christians to become knowledgeable and confident communicators of faith through a series of ecumenical lectures in Saskatchewan on Jan. 24 and 25.

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