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Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, CEO of Canada's Salt and Light Media Foundation, listens to a speaker Nov. 10, 2014, during the annual fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike’s following plagiarism revelations

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Accepting "full responsibility" for failure to credit his sources in several published articles and lectures, Fr. Thomas Rosica has resigned from the collegium of the University of St. Michael’s College.

Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, English-language assistant to the Vatican press office, CEO of Canada's Salt and Light Media Foundation and contributor to The Catholic Register, speaks at a press briefing after the morning session of the Syond of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2015.

Fr. Thomas Rosica apologizes for plagiarism

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WASHINGTON – A long-time Vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing.
Élisabeth-Bruyère Health Centre, Ottawa

Storm erupts over hiring of pro-euthanasia doctor at Catholic hospital in Ottawa

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OTTAWA – Despite granting privileges to a palliative care physician who supports Canada’s euthanasia law, the Catholic identity of Elisabeth Bruyère Hospital is not threatened, said Ottawa’s archbishop.

Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti, left, has no plans to expand assisted suicide in the near future.

Canada's new attorney general puts euthanasia expansion on ice

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OTTAWA – Euthanasia opponents welcomed news that Canada’s new Attorney General David Lametti says the Liberal government has no plans to expand access to assisted suicide in the near future.

Source: Canadian Centre for Public Justice

Citizens for Public Justice Lenten campaign puts carbon on hit list

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As the federal government finds itself embroiled in battles with a number of provinces over its introduction of a price on carbon, Citizens for Public Justice wants to let it know there are many in the faith community that support government efforts dealing with climate change.

Queen’s Park is expected to wield an axe on education spending. Here’s the size of Ontario’s Catholic school system today: 29 English Catholic boards: 1,135 elementary schools; 219 secondary schools; 23,000 elementary teachers; 13,000 secondary teachers; 9,000 occasional teachers; 558,000 students. Eight French Catholic boards: More than 60,000 students, 280 schools, including 63 secondary schools.

Bracing for impact: A four-per-cent cut would trim $1 billion from Ontario's education budget

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As Ontario budget consultations wrapped up Feb. 8, Liz Stuart questioned how much of a conversation really took place.

NET missionaries at Cumberland House, a Cree and Métis community in northeastern Saskatchewan. Six young people are currently volunteering with National Evangelization Teams Canada in Keewatin-Le Pas.

Young missionaries discover rich faith and generosity in Canada’s North

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EDMONTON – A group of young Catholic missionaries is getting a reality check of what life is like in the North.And they’re bringing their gifts and testimonies to the youth who need it most.

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, left, with Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto and Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec City at the 2018 National March for Life.

Archbishop Prendergast admits separate pro-life events show ‘divided’ movement

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OTTAWA – Plans for a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa is evidence the movement is “divided,” says Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.

Religious beliefs at centre of Christian couple’s dispute with child services agency

Religious beliefs at centre of Christian couple’s dispute with child services agency

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OTTAWA – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has warned an Ontario child services agency it could face legal action for discriminating against a Christian couple.

Members of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Coquitlam, B.C., hold their creations for the Lunar New Year celebration, held Feb. 5.

Chinese new year is off to optimistic start

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Vancouver – As billions of people around the world prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, a pastor in Surrey, B.C., was also taking the opportunity to celebrate another significant milestone for the local Chinese community.

An OCTransit bus.

Pro-life views deemed problematic for volunteer Ottawa transit post

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OTTAWA – A pro-life group is calling for the resignation of an Ottawa city councillor who opposed a candidate for Ottawa’s Transit Commission because of his pro-life beliefs.

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