Canada has a new ombudsperson for corporate responsibility abroad, 15 months after the government announced it was creating the post. But unions and NGOs are reacting angrily to uncertainty and limitations over the ombudsperson’s powers to investigate human rights abuses.
Behind the palms
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterPalm leaves and fronds decorate churches everywhere Palm Sunday as Christians prepare for the most solemn time of the liturgical year.
Holy Week takes months of preparation
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterSt. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica is bursting at the seams during Holy Week.
Ontario’s assisted suicides up 78 per cent
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOntario was home to 1,499 instances of assisted suicide last year, a 77.8-per-cent increase over 2017, according to numbers released by Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner.
‘Catholic system will be the next target’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterStarving Ontario’s school boards of money will eventually lead to the loss of Catholic education, protesters told The Catholic Register during a rally at Queen’s Park.
A year later, it’s still ’Humboldt Strong’
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt’s been a year since a nation was united in grief, waking up early one spring Saturday morning to the news that a team of young men pursuing their hockey dreams was torn apart in a horrific crash that would claim 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos’ family and leave 13 others with various physical and emotional scars they will carry a lifetime.
Defending the faith starts with listening
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterYoung Catholics are being challenged with tough questions about their faith. Vlad Mamaradlo, lecturing on the practical world of apologetics, recalled a story of a woman who found herself in the middle of an abortion debate at work because a co-worker asked her why she was pro-life.
Church urged to take lead in protecting youth online
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterChildren are in danger and Jesuit Fr. Hans Zollner believes the Catholic Church is uniquely placed to protect them.
‘We have to get to the bottom of this’: Archbishop Lépine
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe Archdiocese of Montreal and four smaller dioceses within its ecclesiastical province have enlisted a former judge to conduct an external audit of files on the sexual abuse of minors dating back to 1950.
Quebec’s Bill 21 puts religious freedom at risk
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - In pursuit of a secular state, Quebec is wrong to limit religious freedom, said the president of Quebec’s assembly of bishops after the province tabled a controversial bill that will bar many provincial employees from wearing religious clothing and symbols on the job.
Archbishops give Development and Peace a ‘solidarity’ push
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDevelopment and Peace is assuring donors a review of the practices of 52 partner agencies will end soon while two archbishops are going the extra mile to support the Catholic development agency.