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Justice Minister Rob Nicholson

Quebec euthanasia bill widely condemned

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OTTAWA - A Quebec government bill to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in the province is being widely condemned and will be reviewed by the federal justice minister who said Canadian laws exist to protect all Canadians.

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, Congo, said the Catholic Church can help stabilize Congo in the face of continuing violence. He is pictured in a 2012 file photo.

Cardinal Monsengwo sees church's pastoral work helping stabilize Congo

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MONTREAL - The Catholic Church, through its pastoral work and the promotion of justice, can help bring stability and peace in violence-torn Congo, said a cardinal who once helped guide the country from dictatorship to democracy.

Fr. Henri Boulad speaking to the Middle East Discussion Group on Parliament Hill on June 10.

Jesuit criticizes Western support of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

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OTTAWA - Western support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has created a looming catastrophe, warned a Jesuit priest invited to speak on Parliament Hill.

Toronto police arrest pro-life protester Linda Gibbons outside of the Hillsdale Abortion Clinic, on June 11.

Gibbons arrested, again, outside abortion clinic

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Linda Gibbons, who has spent 10 of the past 20 years in prison for peacefully protesting outside abortion facilities, is back in prison.

Moments after his ordination, Bishop Tony Krotki leads a packed Mary our Mother Church in the Eucharist. The Oblate missionary from Poland arrived in Canada in 1990 unable to speak English. Today he celebrates Mass and converses with the people of Nunavut in Inuktitut. The banners behind the altar are made from seal skin, while the crucifix to the right of the altar stands on a carved narwhal tusk sitting in a caribou antler base. At left is Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, while Bishop Murray Chatlain of Mackenzie-Fort Smith is at the right.

The ordination of Atataatsiavaluk Tony

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RANKIN INLET, NUNAVUT - Bishop Anthony Krotki found out a few weeks before his episcopal ordination he was finally a grandfather.

John Thavis, former CNS Rome bureau chief and author of The Vatican Diaries.

Author demystifies the Vatican

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WINDSOR, ONT. - John Thavis was a prognosticator of the first degree.

Ray Pennings, executive vice-president of Cardus.

Cardus teams with Notre Dame University on education study

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Canadian think-tank Cardus will partner with the University of Notre Dame in the United States to provide ongoing data regarding the outcomes of education.

Fr. Joe Daley points out some of the remote communities he has visited during the 19 years he has worked in northern Canada.

Fr. Joe Daley still hears call of the north

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TORONTO - After almost 19 years working in northern Canada, Fr. Joe Daley can’t quite put his finger on what it is about the place that brings him closer to the hand of God.

Bruce Rodrigues

TCDSB director of education to take over education quality office

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TORONTO - Before ushering in the new school year the Toronto Catholic District School Board will bid farewell to Bruce Rodrigues.

Toronto’s Sisters of St. Joseph marked World Ocean Day June 8, hosting an event to raise awareness about the environmental crisis faced by our oceans.

In solidarity with our oceans

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TORONTO - The Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto are celebrating World Ocean Day to raise awareness about the environmental damage being done to our oceans.

St. Anthony of Padua relics, seen here in 2007 at Toronto’s St. Bonaventure Church, will be returning to Canada. The relics will be on display in Montreal June 8-10, Toronto June 12-13 and Burlington, Ont., June 15-16.

St. Anthony of Padua relics coming to Canada for 750th anniversary tour

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TORONTO - Every year Toronto renews its connection with St. Anthony of Padua, but this year the city will welcome the saint’s relics on the 750th anniversary of their discovery by St. Bonaventure and the 782nd anniversary of his death.

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