During one of the family road trips westward from Medicine Hat to Calgary, Fr. Cristino Bouvette said he could faintly recall pit-stopping at the IGA marketplace on 4th Avenue in Strathmore.
Armless, yet still able to touch thousands
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterJoni Eareckson Tada, an evangelical who founded the organization Joni and Friends in 1979 with a mission of “accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community,” once spoke about how God “uses affliction like a hammer and chisel, chipping and cutting to reveal His image in you.”
Message by Archbishop Leo for Canada Day
By Catholic Register StaffA message by Archbishop Francis Leo of Toronto for Canada Day.
Putting Christ at centre of communication
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterFollowing years of development and circulation in other parts of the world, a unique course that teaches the importance of Christ-centred communication has made its way to Canada’s east coast.
The long path to graduation
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterOne student's graduation from King’s University College this month marked the culmination of a determined and lifetime pursuit of higher education.
Kamloops chief believes anomalies are 'unmarked burials'
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThough Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir has stepped back on her 2021 claims of 215 bodies found in graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS), now referring to them as "anomalies," she said investigations to date still lead to the belief they are "unmarked burials."
Kingston parish celebrates 60 years
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterSix decades after being established as Kingston's first church following the Second Vatican Council, the community at St. Joseph's Church remains a vital, and growing, part of the community.
Prison MAiD safe: Correctional Service of Canada
By Anna FarrowDespite concerns surrounding the implementation of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for Canadian federal prisoners, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is confident the process is fool proof.
Pro-life group challenges ban from Klondike Days
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterEdmonton Prolife has filed a lawsuit against the Explore Edmonton Corporation — the local government’s visitor economy and venue management organization — for banning its booth from the city’s Klondike Days (KDays) in July.
Liberals caught in C-11 'disinformation' web
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe federal government's own bureaucrats have exposed that with Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, Justin Trudeau's government has engaged in a “campaign of disinformation."
Calgary diocese adapts in face of water emergency
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAdaptability is the name of the game for the Diocese of Calgary and the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) during the ongoing state of emergency sparked by a rupture in the city’s water main on June 5 and the discovery ten days later of five additional hot spots requiring repair.