The inaugural St. Michael Award is honouring six Catholics in the Archdiocese of Toronto for years of distinguished and faithful service in their parishes and to the Church.
Learning lost in discourse over foreign students
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterDr. David Sylvester desires more nuance in the media coverage and public discourse about the 45-per-cent drop in foreign student enrolment at postsecondary institutions in 2024-25 reported by Universities Canada earlier this month.
Synod, migrants, abuse on tap at bishops' plenary
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe ongoing Synod on Synodality, the plight of migrants and refugees and continued efforts to safeguard minors and vulnerable groups from abuse will be prominent topics discussed during the Canadian bishops' 2024 Plenary Assembly in Beaupré, Que., from Sept. 23-27.
Regina congress mirrors Synod proceedings
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe 2024 Archdiocese of Regina Congress will operate in a markedly different fashion compared to its previous iterations.
Cardinal Müller fears collapsing Church
By Anna FarrowCardinal Gerhard Müller is 76 years old, but he is not fading quietly into the crimson-curtained ecclesiastical background.
Men's group resolved to focus on Catholic masculine values
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterThe Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Catholic Youth has launched its first-ever young adult men's group, giving Catholic males from across the region a home to rediscover their role within the faith.
For three decades, NET stays true to roots
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThough ministering to young Christians and yet-to-be-believers in 2024 presents different challenges to proclaiming the Gospel in 1994, in many ways, National Evangelization Teams (NET) Canada’s approach to imparting religious wisdom and forging bonds of fellowship has remained steady for 30 years.
Cardinal Müller takes intellectual run at atheism
By Anna FarrowCardinal Gerhard Müller kicked off a multiweek North American tour Sept. 12 at Montreal’s McGill University with a lecture that performed an end run round the standard faith versus science debate.
Bigger role for Catholic health in Alberta?
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe restructuring of care in Alberta is underway and it could see partners like Covenant Health take a more central role in the province's health system.
150th celebration revitalizes St. Ninian's
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCatholics of many different nationalities and ethnicities have indelibly contributed to the 150-year history of St. Ninian Cathedral Parish.
Immigration a top concern as Parliament resumes
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party colleagues will have to contend with shifting political sands when the House of Commons reconvenes Sept. 16.