Close to nine months after Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to apologize to Canada’s Indigenous peoples, Catholics from across the country gathered in-person and online to reflect on the historic visit and to consider the way forward.
Jesuit Refugee Service pleads for open door refugee policy
By Susan KorahJesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has strongly denounced a recent agreement that would shut down illegal border crossings such as Roxham Road between Quebec and New York State that has facilitated the arrival of thousands of refugees into Canada.
Renowned scholar of Christian mysticism receives honorary degree in Toronto
By Laura IeraciSitting at his desk in his cozy home office in Chicago, eminent Catholic theologian Bernard McGinn describes his most recent book project over a Zoom call, his warm personality emanating through the computer screen.
Euthanasia document authors’ biases questioned
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMultiple aspects of the recently released Health Canada guidance about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) trouble Nicole Scheidl, executive director of Canadian Physicians for Life.
Waterloo trustee apologizes for 'racist,' 'anti-Christian' tweet
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWendy Ashby, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustee under fire from parents for posts on Twitter deemed as “racist, sexist and anti-Christian,” has broken her public silence with a statement released on the school board’s website.
For Sr. Sadler, it’s all for the Lord
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSr. Margaret Sadler has the disposition of a true missionary. This means the 87-year-old Sister of the Child Jesus prefers to do her work on behalf of the Lord without attracting any adulation or fanfare.
‘Back to basics’ bill draws educators’ concern
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterConcerns about excessive centralization in the education system, with Queen’s Park encroaching on school board autonomy, are getting kid-glove treatment from Catholic trustees’ associations while the union representing Catholic teachers is raising red flags.
Burned church symbol of hope in Attawapiskat
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAlthough St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario tragically burned to the ground in April 2021, it remains the centre of faith and devotion in the mostly First Nation town.
Synodal Church can repair trust, bishops’ document says
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf North American Catholics have become polarized, fragmented and distressed they have an answer at hand in the most basic sacramental truth of the Church — belonging comes with baptism.
