TORONTO - After 123 years the Basilian Fathers are moving on from Toronto’s Holy Rosary parish. But “as one door closes, another one opens,” said Basilian general superior Fr. George Smith.
Religious accept TRC findings, vow to do more
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe churches and religious orders who ran Indian Residential Schools up until the 1970s have responded to the final 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with a promise to do more.
Call for papal apology problematic
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Calls for Pope Francis to come to Canada and personally apologize for abuses at Indian Residential Schools are “reaching for the moon,” said Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.
New Oblate welcomed home
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterMISSISSAUGA, Ont. - It is only fitting that John Paul Patrick returned to his home parish for his final steps to the priesthood with the Missionary Oblates of Assumption Province. On June 8, Patrick was ordained to the priesthood in front of hundreds of witnesses at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Mississauga.
Ontario parents not backing down on sex ed
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The voice of parents must be heard, a determined group of parents upset with Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum has vowed.
They gathered again at Queen’s Park, almost 2,000 of them, on June 7 to denounce Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government for moving forward with the curriculum.
Churches focus on issues for federal election
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAttack ads rule the airwaves. Sponsored Facebook posts are trying to flush out political supporters with a click. The twitterverse is dividing up by hashtags. The 2015 vote may be four months away, but political parties are already in election mode.
Churches are also warming up for the coming vote.
MP takes aim at Liberal policy while defending conscience motion
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is acting contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by denying Liberal party members a free vote on matters of conscience, charged a Conservative MP during a Parliament debate.
Sacred Heart wasn’t always a cottage country church
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialLEBRET, Sask. - The glory days of the big stone church at Lebret were decades ago when it was the focal point of a thriving Roman Catholic mission in the heart of the Qu’Appelle Valley northeast of Regina. But Sacred Heart Church is back in the spotlight this year as the oldest Catholic parish in southern Saskatchewan celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Iraqi Knights rally funds to aid refugees
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When the Islamic State attacked the city of Mosul in June 2014, members of Toronto’s Jesus the King Council of the Knights of Columbus knew they had to respond.
Priests on the move in Toronto: 2015 clergy appointments
By Catholic Register Staff
Church needs more open dialogue, LCWR leader tells Toronto crowd
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Having survived five years of investigation, interrogation and suspicion as past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the United States, Sr. Carol Zinn of the Sisters of St. Joseph is calling for more open, honest and heartfelt dialogue across the divides within the Church.