Clergy, pastoral staff, lay leaders and congregants in the Diocese of Saskatoon will learn how the Church can support mental health and well-being during the annual one-day diocesan Fall Congress on Oct. 19.
Renew Toronto aims to enrich young adult faith
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOver 500 Catholic young adults aged 19 to 39 will strive to enrich their faith at the annual Renew Toronto conference, which is being staged at the Canada Event Centre in Whitby, Ont., on Nov. 4.
Parental rights march returning
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWhile proponents on either side will debate just how many people were drawn to last month’s 1 Million March 4 Children, the one thing that is clear is the nationwide demonstrations have got people talking.
Archbishop Miller calls for robust religious freedom
By Nicholas Elbers, Canadian Catholic NewsSpeaking to Catholic lawyers at this year’s Red Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller emphasized the need for a broader understanding of religious freedom in Canada, challenging the nation to uphold its reputation for “healthy secularism.”
Students, staff ‘blindsided’ by Brescia merger
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOver 300 undergraduates and faculty assembled at the Save Brescia Rally on Sept. 27 to protest Canada’s only women’s university fully integrating into Western University in May 2024 after years of being an affiliated college.
Tolkien’s Middle Earth shaped by his Catholicism
By Joshua Ben Joseph, Catholic Register SpecialEager eyes and willing ears filled the room as Lord of the Rings aficionados thronged to the University of Toronto’s Newman Centre to discuss hobbits, elves and all things Tolkien.
MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314 gains some NDP support
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConservative MP Ed Fast said he feels his bill to stop the expansion of MAiD (medical assistance in dying) to the mentally ill is gaining support across the country, and even within the House of Commons chambers.
Better mental health care over more assisted death: poll
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFour in five Canadians (82 per cent) oppose expanding euthanasia eligibility further without first improving mental health care services, according to a new poll co-released by the Angus Reid Institute and Canadian think tank Cardus.
Academics must take back history, Bolen says
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterArchbishop Donald Bolen charged young Canadian academics with a call to action to be critical contributors to the telling of history surrounding Canada’s past relations with its Indigenous people.
