OTTAWA -- Pierre O’Reilly has a pretty easy answer to why his long and winding life path has led to NET Canada and the chair of executive director.
Refugee advocates heave sigh of relief
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFederal funding that will reverse Ontario government cuts to legal aid for asylum seekers is getting praise from Catholic refugee advocates.
CWL funding for Development and Peace remains on hold
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) will revisit its decision to suspend funding to Development and Peace once the Canadian bishops’ audit of overseas partners is complete, says its national president.
Ministry’s barbecue feeds the spirit as well as body
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- For Keith Whitford, the Inner City Pastoral Ministry provides more than just a free meal. It has been a vital source of comfort and guidance through his many struggles.
Season of Creation demands action
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterSeventy-six-year-old great grandmother Patricia Timson is appalled at the low level of Catholic participation in this month’s Season of Creation — a liturgical observance beginning with the World Day of Prayer for Creation on Sept. 1, endorsed and promoted by Pope Francis since 2015.
Jobs funding refusals worry advocates
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Christian communities remain concerned about the administration of the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) grants after it was revealed 403 groups were refused funding.
Dementia advocates keep up pressure
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Armed with a government commitment of $50 million to implement a National Dementia Strategy, advocates are not about to let up on efforts to keep the issue on the front burner.
Gladu not impressed with palliative ‘Action Plan’
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Health Canada’s five-year Action Plan on Palliative Care announced Aug. 20 is a “lacklustre” effort that fails to commit enough resources, says Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu.
B.C. man’s assisted suicide a call to action: chaplain
By CNA/EWTN NewsThe assisted suicide death of a Powell River, B.C., man who struggled for years to find adequate care is a call to Catholics to speak out and “challenge the legitimacy” of bureaucracies that put cost and efficiency ahead of the value of human life, says the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s pro-life chaplain.
Canadian Jesuit Fr. Michael Czerny to be made cardinal in October
By Catholic Register StaffThe Pope, who is full of surprises, has done it again by announcing that a Canadian Jesuit priest will join 12 archbishops and bishops who will be made cardinals next month in Rome.
Statue takes long way home
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- After travelling from Italy to Portugal to China, a 500-year-old wooden statue of the Infant Jesus has reached its final destination — a Carmelite monastery west of Edmonton.