OTTAWA -- Changes that would open up Canada’s legally-sanctioned euthanasia system have been approved by a two-to-one margin by MPs in the House of Commons, but some MPs who voted against the changes say the government unfairly maligned religious Canadians during debate over the contentious issue.
Passionate volunteer puts kids first
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterErnest Patenaude’s passion for volunteerism was sparked by his teachers when he attended St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie, Alta., in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Calgary leans on technology to continue mission
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs much as the current landscape enables, Calgary Bishop William McGrattan is keen on being a vibrant presence this Christmas season by engaging in key charity and goodwill campaigns.
Dolls bring smiles to hospitalized kids
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterWhen COVID-19 is finally conquered, there will be about 1,000 dolls ready to get back to doing what they do best at Kemptville District Hospital — putting smiles on kids’ faces.
Public Masses suspended in York Region, Windsor-Essex
By Catholic Register StaffCatholic churches in York Region and Windsor-Essex County are joining Toronto and Peel Region in lockdown Dec. 14 following new restrictions to battle the pandemic by the Province of Ontario.
Making L’Arche work during trying times
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Nineteen people with developmental disabilities and their assistants live in homes run by L’Arche Greater Vancouver, an organization founded on principles of intentional community and family-like living.
Nuns gave lives in testimony to Gospel
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA Canadian missionary who, just an hour before the soldiers committed their crime, came face-to-face with men who raped and murdered four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador in 1980, is urging Canadians to remember the martyrdom of both the American missionaries and the Salvadoran people.
Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi ends mission as Canada’s apostolic nuncio
By Catholic Register StaffAfter seven years as the Pope’s diplomatic representative in Canada, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi is off to Albania.
Church leaders, not teaching, at root of Indigenous abuse
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, Ont. -- It’s not Christian teachings that have been at the root of discrimination and oppression in the way whites have treated Indigenous people, but how Church leaders have interpreted those teachings, Senator Murray Sinclair said.
PM praises leaders for COVID presence
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked faith communities for helping Canadians struggle through nine long months of COVID-induced uncertainty and isolation, he also urged a group of 250 clergy and faith leaders from a wide range of religions to do more over the home stretch while vaccinations roll out.
Canadian vaccine to tackle COVID — and more
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterNot just a vaccine but a cheap, ethical, Canadian vaccine is on its way before 2022, and it’s not just a solution for COVID-19, says the new chief operating officer at Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics.