Pope Francis’ comments praising the historical Russian empire in a video conference with Russian youth were “very surprising” and “unfortunate,” says the newly appointed head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster.
Fraser Health ordered to uncover MAiD documents
By Terry O’Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsA provincial adjudicator has ruled in favour of The B.C. Catholic newspaper and ordered the Fraser Health Authority to take the wraps off additional sections of secret documents related to the development and implementation of its controversial assisted-suicide policies and practices.
Search for truth over graves is elusive
By Peter StocklandThe absence of human remains following excavations at Manitoba’s former Pine Creek Indian Residential school has attracted international attention in the form of a highly critical article in the New York Post.
Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, dies at age 94
By Canadian Catholic NewsVancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the death of Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver from 1991 to 2004.
Encountering beauty in liturgy
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIn his 2022 apostolic letter Desiderio desideravi, Pope Francis said congregants are called “to be astonished at the beauty of the liturgy.”
Father Redmond a school for scholars
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterRemarkable. It’s a conclusion that comes to mind upon reading the biographies of the 2022-23 Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) top Grade 12 scholars.
Faith ploughs on with Prairie pilgrimages
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialJust as harvest season was beginning, Saskatchewan’s pilgrimage season ended in mid-August with a pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine at Kaposvar, an annual ritual for descendents of 19th-century Hungarian, Czecho-Slovak and Ukrainian sodbusters who settled the area around Esterhazy.
Canada’s Pakistanis condemn homeland’s violence
By Anna FarrowCanadian Christians of Pakistani heritage filled Celebration Square in Mississauga, Ont., in mid-August — not in joy but in sorrowful protest.
Development and Peace derailed by Facebook news ban
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began restricting Canadians in August from accessing and sharing news content on its platforms in response to Bill C-18, The Online News Act, it wasn’t only news organizations feeling the effect.
Shrine welcomes, nourishes pilgrims
By John Wilson, Catholic Register SpecialAnyone who passes through the wooded hills surrounding Midland, Ont., will surely remember the stunning two-spired façade of Martyrs’ Shrine.
Gervais served diverse communities
By Susan KorahThe passing of Archbishop Emeritus Marcel André Joseph Gervais of Ottawa Aug. 6 brought to a close 65 years of faithful service to the Catholic Church and beyond.