Student barred from Catholic school for gender opinion to file human rights complaint
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA Renfrew, Ont., student barred from his Catholic high school for saying there are only two genders, male and female, said he remains undeterred and will continue to stand up for his religious convictions.
Pastoral letters set bishops’ reconciliation agenda
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFour letters and 26 promises from Canada’s bishops to Indigenous Canadians set an agenda for reconciliation that bishops like Calgary’s Bishop Bill McGrattan intend to act on before February turns into March.
Homeless: Search for solution grows more urgent than ever
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs number of violent incidents on Toronto streets rises, attention turns to finding new ways to deal with mental illness and addiction among the homeless.
Date Night sets couples on a vocational journey
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe team of the Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto was struck by inspiration while planning activities for the 2022-23 academic year. They realized a lot of the program’s alumni have met, fallen in love and even married at the centre.
Schools grapple with strategies for teen violence
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFrom stabbing and killing a homeless man to swarming TTC bus drivers to random BB gun attacks, some of the most disturbing incidents of violence in Toronto over the last two months involve teens.
Bishops put Reconciliation commitments in writing
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada's Catholics are not done with reconciliation. Four pastoral letters from Canada’s bishops released today urge Indigenous and non-Indigenous Catholics to seek ways to journey together, build relationships, know and understand their history and end the two solitudes in the country and in the Church of Indigenous and settler societies.
Whistleblower claims 38-week-old unborn baby aborted in Montreal
By Anna Farrow, Catholic Register SpecialQuebec pro-lifers are reacting with prayer and political pressure following a whistleblower’s report of a 38-week-old unborn baby being aborted last week at Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital.
Famed wooden Church has uncertain future
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterBelieved to be the largest wooden church in North America, the historic Église Sainte-Marie in Church Point, N.S., will be sold or demolished in the upcoming weeks.
Canadian groups unite to aid Ukrainian refugees
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs war rages in Ukraine, Canadian settlement assistance groups have rallied their forces to help 132,000 Ukrainian nationals fleeing the violence.
New hope for MAiD opponents
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterOpponents of MAiD have a golden “window of opportunity” to change public opinion, but the trade-off is they can’t slam the door shut on those with differing views, warns veteran physician Dr. Peggy Gibson.