The controversial gender debate at the Toronto Catholic District School Board came to end in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 with the board voting to include gender terms in its code of conduct.
Bike journey puts a focus on trafficking
ByOTTAWA -- To take on the scourge of human trafficking you have to first recognize that it is happening here.
Mass … the sensory-friendly way
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt was when she and her husband were leaving a movie theatre that Debbie Frey first came across the concept of a sensory-friendly zone.
Community mourns beloved priest, church
ByIt has been a tough couple of weeks for the community of Attawapiskat.
Synod gives hope to Canada’s north
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe recent Amazon synod gave voice to Indigenous worldwide and that can only bode well for northern Canadian dioceses with parallel realities, agreed Archbishop Murray Chatlain and Bishop Gary Gordon.
People of faith today need ‘Courage of convictions,’ says Cardinal Collins
By Catholic Register StaffIn a speech that touched on religious freedom, conscience rights, euthanasia and Christian persecution, Cardinal Thomas Collins evoked the life of St. John Henry Newman to urge people of faith to be courageous in the face of “an aggressively secular society.”
More co-operation needed to tackle poverty, say bishops
ByOTTAWA -- The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is calling on Canadians to treat people in need with dignity and not only help them with their material needs but also support them spiritually as the third annual World Day of the Poor on Nov. 17 approaches.
Joint declaration against assisted suicide presented to Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Religious leaders from the Catholic and Orthodox Churches joined with representatives from the Muslim and Jewish faiths to sign a joint declaration stating clear opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
Mint pays tribute to Riel with coin
By Catholic Register StaffThe Royal Canadian Mint is honouring the contributions of Louis Riel and the Métis Nation to Canadian history with a silver special edition proof dollar.
The archbishop without a home
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA fresh outbreak of violence across Iraq is preventing the Chaldean Archbishop of Iraq from visiting Canada.
Alberta doctors fear for rights
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Many Catholic doctors in Alberta are worried that they will soon be forced to provide referrals for assisted suicide, says the head of the provincial St. Luke’s Physicians’ Guild.