VANCOUVER -- The Archdiocese of Vancouver is urging a parliamentary committee to support the strengthening of legislation that bans most activities associated with prostitution, including the buying of sex, pimping and the keeping of a bawdy house.
Archdiocese of Toronto unveils reopening protocols
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWith the big exception of continued mask-wearing, Masses throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto are ready to resemble pre-pandemic normalcy.
Faithful called to defend refugee rights
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register“Azadeh’s” 30 days in immigration detention began as a time “of hope and protection” but quickly deteriorated to one of worry, according to the mental health researcher who tracked the 11-year-old refugee’s time in detention.
As restrictions lift, parishes excited to reconnect
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFr. Paul Kavanagh is excited about the developments for Alberta places of worship in recent weeks and the promise of what lies around the corner.
Fr. Vito: big man, bigger smile
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFr. Vito Marziliano, a big man with a permanent smile who had only friends and no acquaintances, died of a sudden heart attack in his Brampton, Ont., parish office Feb. 12. He was 66 years old.
Dioceses without residential schools step up
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterToronto, Hamilton pledge to pay one-third of healing fund
More potential graves, more Catholic sorrow
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen ground-penetrating radar revealed 54 possible gravesites near the former St. Phillip’s and Fort Pelly residential schools, the Archdiocese of Regina and the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate had already reached out to the Keeseekoose First Nation to make records available and offer assistance in the search.
Survivor has her story to tell Pope Francis
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterPhyllis Googoo is ready to share her story with Pope Francis. She’s been wrestling with her memories of Shubenacadie Indian Residential School for more than 60 years.
Bishop De Roo a ‘Council Father’ for a ‘Council Church’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA tender and fond farewell to Victoria Bishop Emeritus Remi De Roo included “warm greetings of Pope Francis, who joins us in mourning and thanksgiving, and who sends his blessing.”
Inequality remains historic reality in Nova Scotia schools
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterThough the last segregated schools in Nova Scotia shut their doors in 1983, educational inequalities are still a part of the Black experience in the Maritime province’s schools, says Dr. Barbara Hamilton-Hinch.
Parents need to discuss sex ‘head on’
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterKids need to be equipped with truth of its sacredness through Catholic lens