OTTAWA -- In a small parish on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, the new year is starting like 2020 ended — with a close eye on the weather forecast.
Alberta man charged with hate crime for disrupting Mass
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Catholic News ServiceEDMONTON, Alberta -- A 25-year-old Edmonton man was charged with a hate crime after he allegedly disrupted Mass at a church and briefly posted an obscenity-laden video online.
Five years in, reconciliation moves slowly
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFive years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its final report, there is agreement that strides have been made in the journey towards healing with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
‘God’s will’ leads Dowd to the Soo
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterBishop Thomas Dowd is ready to embrace whatever comes his way as the newly installed Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario.
Ontario’s lockdown: ‘It does require sacrifices’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere’s no question the strain of the pandemic is hitting every area of Canadians’ lives as the year draws to a close.
Bishops’ plea: ‘It’s not too late’
ByOTTAWA -- Canada’s Catholic bishops say it is “not too late to reconsider” and stop the expansion of medically-assisted suicide in Canada.
Poorest at back of COVID vaccine line
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada, with 37.6 million people, has agreements to purchase 194 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with options to buy another 220 million. If all these vaccines pan out, we could vaccinate Canada’s entire population almost six times over.
Bill devalues the disabled, say advocates
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBlind, traumatized and unable to work, Amy Hasbrouck is still fighting a law she believes values disabled lives as less than the lives of the able-bodied.
Christmas communion service approved for lockdown regions in Toronto
By Catholic Register StaffCardinal Thomas Collins has approved a short service to give parishes in lockdown regions within the Archdiocese of Toronto the option of offering Holy Communion on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day while maintaining the 10-person limit in churches.
Christmas Mass conundrum
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCatholics across Canada will mull whether they should attend Christmas week Masses in person or if they should just stay home and watch a virtual service.
Vancouver report names more abusive priests
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- The Archdiocese of Vancouver has released the names of three priests involved in settlements related to sexual abuse and confirmed 13 more people have come forward with abuse allegations.