Bishop Mark A. Hagemoen has been named the new bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon.
Fr. Pocock struck right note with ‘Duke’
By Alan Hustak, The Catholic RegisterMONTREAL - Fr. Gerald Pocock, who died Sept. 4 in Ottawa at age 92, was a gregarious Roman Catholic chaplain at Montreal’s St. Mary’s Hospital in 1969 when he befriended American jazz legend Duke Ellington.
Cardinal Collins pleads for aid to Christian refugees
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt an ecumenical prayer service for peace in the Middle East, Cardinal Thomas Collins made his most direct appeal yet for the Canadian government to pay special attention to Christian refugees as it distributes aid in the region and accepts refugees for resettlement.
Mission North
By Stephanie Divekar and Michael Romen, Catholic Register SpecialAs our small group of travel-weary, would-be missionaries stood during Mass in the small church 4,500 km from our homes in Toronto, the ritual words we heard all of a sudden were reborn.
Nun finds Catholic spirit in Ojibway roots
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterSr. Priscilla Solomon was in her 30s when she began to rediscover her Ojibway roots.
Northern schools lead on reconciliation
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTo see the impact of engraining Indigenous cultures and languages into Ontario’s schools — a practice encouraged by the Ministry of Education — one needs to simply look north.
First visit to mosque sets the right tone
By Thandiwe Konguavi, Catholic Register SpecialEDMONTON - Archbishop Richard Smith formally began his historic visit to Edmonton’s largest and oldest mosque with a traditional Arabic greeting of peace: “As Salaam Alaikum, peace be with you all.”
Cash may be the best medicine: doctor
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterPatients who visit Dr. Andrew Pinto for help managing their health often receive prescription for money.
Pope, Patriarch plea together for ‘our wounded creation’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the first ever joint letter between Christianity’s two most senior leaders, Pope Francis has joined with Patriarch Bartholomew to warn of a “morally decaying scenario” and beg world leaders to work towards “the healing of our wounded creation.”
Asylum seekers are facing reality check to enter Canada
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Asylum seekers need honest information about their chances of remaining in Canada, said the woman who runs the Archdiocese of Montreal’s outreach to refugees.
Atheist pushes anti-euthanasia case in UK
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe fight against assisted suicide has not been lost, says a Canadianborn liberal and atheist English academic who opposes medicalized killing.