A new law requiring Canadian companies to report on possible forced labour in their supply chains is not good enough for Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, despite promises from federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan to follow up with a second law banning imports made with child and forced labour.
Catholics not as vested in Bible as other Christians
By Anna FarrowBarely half of Canadian Roman Catholics have a Bible at home, and only about a third self-report engaging with Scripture monthly, says a study by Angus Reid and two predominantly non-Catholic institutions.
Liberals should stick to MAiD promise, MP says
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterConservative MP Ed Fast is looking to stop the intended expansion of Canada’s assisted-suicide regime in its tracks with Bill C-314 and harnessed his argument to Liberal promises when MAiD was first introduced.
Hope motivates Southdown
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the name of mental health and the healing ministry of the Church, the Southdown Institute gathered a bushel or two of its best friends at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery in Toronto’s Columbus Centre for its annual fundraising dinner on May 11.
Catholic school boards mull flying the Pride flag
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWill they or won’t they? The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is among Ontario Catholic school boards that will decide if the rainbow Pride flag will be hung at its central office and at its schools throughout the month of June in support of the LGBT community.
Cardinal Ouellet address examines theology of the priesthood
By Kate Scanlon, OSV NewsThe Church needs to find ways to move beyond infighting and drama from the synod on synodality, said Cardinal Marc Ouellet, as he called for a reduction in the "conflicts and power struggles that occupy so much space."
Concerns still surround Caritas upon relaunch
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWith a new president in place, Caritas Internationalis is out of the Vatican’s penalty box and back on the ice. And for Development and Peace-Caritas Canada executive director Carl Hétu, the relaunch of the world’s second largest humanitarian aid network’s central co-ordinating office in Rome is good news.
Wildfires put Alberta parishes on high alert
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSo far Catholic parishes in the path of devastating wildfires that have swept across Alberta have only been evacuated as a precaution, with no parishes reporting any damage by mid-month.
Embattled Waterloo trustee vacates seat
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWendy Ashby, the trustee for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) mired in controversy because of her past Twitter activity deemed anti-Christian has reportedly resigned from her position.
Archdiocese of Toronto welcomes seven new priests
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterSeven men handed their lives over to service in the Church, service to the Eucharist, service to the Gospel at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto on Saturday, May 13.
Canadians help keep hope alive in Holy Land
By Susan KorahDespite living under dark clouds of uncertainty and fear, Christians in the Holy Land are still a beacon of light and a much-needed presence there, says Joseph Hazboun.