Six mission dioceses in Canada will transition to normal status
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has decided that six dioceses in Canada, previously considered mission territories under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will transition to normal status.
Celebrating Toronto’s migrant tradition
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOn their 37th day in Canada, the Peters family from Liberia found themselves surrounded by Goans, carrying gifts of bread and wine up to an Irish-Canadian cardinal.
Collins calls for leadership to end homelessness
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The 5,000 people in Toronto who will sleep outside, in church basements or in shelters on any given night now have their own lobbyist making their case at provincial pre-budget hearings.
Bohan a builder of bridges
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen Archbishop Daniel Bohan died Jan. 15, Joey Reynolds had to get on The Regina Leader Post web site to remind everybody of what kind of man had come west to pastor in the Queen City.
Federal panel calls for improved palliative care
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Parliament should improve access to palliative care across Canada and ensure proper safeguards are implemented concerning assisted suicide, recommends a government panel in a report issued Jan. 18.
Quebec mourns Catholic missionaries slain in Burkina Faso
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL - Quebec is mourning six humanitarian aid workers from the Quebec City region who were among 29 people slain by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso Jan. 16.
Government extends deadline for Syrian relief fund
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Canada continues to fall far short of raising $100 million for Syria relief, more than a quarter of the money raised so far across Canada was raised by three Catholic agencies.
Video game warns youth about drugs
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterCan playing video games help youth kick a drug habit? Hamilton’s Good Shepherd centre is hoping to find out.
Supreme Court extends federal government's assisted suicide deadline
By Catholic Register StaffThe federal government has been given four more months to come up with new laws and regulations to govern the practice of doctor-assisted suicide.
Quebec confirms its first legal death by euthanasia
By Catholic Register StaffThe first death by legal euthanasia in Canadian history has occurred, according to a Quebec healthcare spokesperson.
Questions raised about Liberal promise to ban spanking
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - The Criminal Code, the Supreme Court and even the Pope uphold that a parent is entitled within reasonable limits to spank a child. But on the heels of a call by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to prohibit spanking, the Liberal government has promised to amend the Criminal Code to abolish a parent’s right to physically discipline children.