TORONTO - The teachings of the Second Vatican Council may be more than 50 years old but they shouldn’t be regarded as irrelevant on today’s post-secondary campuses, said Cardinal Thomas Collins.
Course to examine how the law deals with religion
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCharter changed relationship between courts, religion
Section 13 repeal ‘not a done deal’
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsSenate is next obstacle for end to anti-free speech clause in rights act
Hamilton gets a new auxiliary bishop
By Catholic Register StaffHAMILTON, ONT. - Fr. Daniel Miehm has been appointed the new auxiliary bishop for the Hamilton diocese.
Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana announced the appointment by Pope Benedict XVI Feb. 20.
Ottawa professor chosen Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterUpdated 02/22/13
With a nod to slain Pakistani cabinet minister Shahbaz Bhatti, Prime Minister Stephen Harper inaugurated the long-awaited Office of Religious Freedom by appointing a Catholic scholar and public servant as its first-ever ambassador.
Student action helps to feed the children
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterWhen high school teachers want to show their students Christ’s work in action, they bring them to Canadian Food for Children, said Dr. Andrew Simone.
Loyola appeals to Supreme Court to settle religious freedom matter
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsMontreal school challenges ERC ruling
OTTAWA - A private Montreal Catholic high school has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to settle whether religious freedom applies to religious institutions as well as to individuals.
Hamilton bishops’ dinner keeps growing
By Tony Gosgnach, Catholic Register SpecialHAMILTON, ONT. - It has become the highlight of the Catholic social calendar in the Hamilton area over the past quarter-century and this year was no exception as more than 800 people filled Carmen’s Banquet and Convention Centre on Feb. 9 for the 28th Annual Bishop’s Charities Dinner and Dance.
Trent pro-lifers denied club status
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTrent University’s student union has denied club status to the pro-life student group Trent Lifeline.
One million pennies in one year for charity
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterDon’t look now, but Mike Perron wants to get his hand in your penny jar.
By the time he’s done, he plans to have 2,500 kilograms of pennies. That’s one million coins, or $10,000, which Perron will give to charity.
Order of Malta celebrates nine centuries of service
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When you're 900 years old there are no rash, impulsive decisions to change. But the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta know that change is good, said Roman Ciecwierz.