OTTAWA - Who are we? What does it mean to be Canadian? Questions of Canadian identity have frequently occupied pundits, academics and politicians. Now the Conservative government is getting involved.
Preparing the way for Little italy procession
By Sara Loftson, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - After hosting Little Italy’s Good Friday procession for 45 years, St. Francis of Assisi parish has got the planning and preparation down to a science.
Canada not a fertile nation
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - Everybody who graduated from Grade 9 biology knows governments can’t make babies. But in the wake of 2006 census numbers which show Canadians failing to replace themselves, some people think the government should help the process along.
Hate crime charge follows attack
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - An attack on a Jewish community centre in midtown Toronto is part of a continuing pattern that needs to be addressed, said Fr. Damian MacPherson, the archdiocese of Toronto’s interfaith and ecumenical affairs officer.
Catholics For Peace join anti-war rally
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - Ten Catholics For Peace were among a couple thousand protesters who marked the fourth anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq with a St. Patrick’s Day rally across the street from the U.S. consulate and a march through downtown Toronto converging on the Peace Garden in Nathan Phillips Square.
Toronto interfaith council launched
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - From Anglican to Zoroastrian, 45 faith communities came together to put the stamp of faith on Toronto’s immense diversity at the inaugural breakfast meeting of the Toronto Area Interfaith Council March 20.
Catholics honoured with Order of Canada
By Catholic Register Staff
OTTAWA - A pair of Catholics have made the grade as Canada’s governor general has announced 87 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
Symposium prepares for Eucharistic Congress
By Sara Loftson, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - Leaders of Catholic lay movements in the archdiocese of Toronto will attend an annual symposium March 24.
Violence against women out of control
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Rape as a weapon of war, rape in the form of the globalized sex trade, rape among school children, rape as the means of transmitting HIV, rape inside marriage — former United Nations special ambassador Stephen Lewis urged Catholic teachers to think about how rape is defining the world we live in and the future we face.
Canadian Pax Christi moves a step closer
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
The movement to establish a branch of Pax Christi in Canada takes a step forward in April when the international movement’s secretary general will propose that Catholics For Peace, Toronto and a similar group in Montreal become affiliate members of the Brussels-based network.
More than 1,300 celebrate Toronto’s ordinandi
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - Any time you want to talk about religious vocations, just call Archbishop Thomas Collins. His phone number is (416) 934-0606.