In his 2022 apostolic letter Desiderio desideravi, Pope Francis said congregants are called “to be astonished at the beauty of the liturgy.”
Father Redmond a school for scholars
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterRemarkable. It’s a conclusion that comes to mind upon reading the biographies of the 2022-23 Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) top Grade 12 scholars.
Faith ploughs on with Prairie pilgrimages
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialJust as harvest season was beginning, Saskatchewan’s pilgrimage season ended in mid-August with a pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine at Kaposvar, an annual ritual for descendents of 19th-century Hungarian, Czecho-Slovak and Ukrainian sodbusters who settled the area around Esterhazy.
Canada’s Pakistanis condemn homeland’s violence
By Anna FarrowCanadian Christians of Pakistani heritage filled Celebration Square in Mississauga, Ont., in mid-August — not in joy but in sorrowful protest.
Development and Peace derailed by Facebook news ban
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began restricting Canadians in August from accessing and sharing news content on its platforms in response to Bill C-18, The Online News Act, it wasn’t only news organizations feeling the effect.
Shrine welcomes, nourishes pilgrims
By John Wilson, Catholic Register SpecialAnyone who passes through the wooded hills surrounding Midland, Ont., will surely remember the stunning two-spired façade of Martyrs’ Shrine.
Gervais served diverse communities
By Susan KorahThe passing of Archbishop Emeritus Marcel André Joseph Gervais of Ottawa Aug. 6 brought to a close 65 years of faithful service to the Catholic Church and beyond.
Course looks to raise up next generation of Catholic journalists
By Laura IeraciA small team of Catholic journalists, most of them members of the Catholic Media Association, have launched a 12-week course aimed at raising up new journalists for the Catholic press.
Christian group sues Quebec over event cancellation
By Anna FarrowA Christian organization forced to cancel a 10-day prayer rally in Quebec City has filed a $200,000 lawsuit against the provincial government for material and moral damages and for violating its Charter rights.
Loyola High School in Montreal opens to girls
By Anna FarrowThis autumn, when Loyola High School in Montreal opens its doors to welcome 50 young women to the incoming seventh-grade class, only two single-sex Jesuit secondary schools will remain in Canada.
No bodies discovered in Manitoba excavation
By Catholic Register StaffFourteen anomalies discovered by ground-penetrating radar in a Manitoba church basement are not human remains, an excavation has discovered.