Virgin Mary statue decapitated in west-end Toronto
Toronto police have released an image of a man sought for decapitating a statue of the Virgin Mary outside a church in the city’s west end.
Readers Speak Out: August 30, 2020
Hate crimes
It’s sad that we have come to a time when churches and statues of saints are being defaced and vandalized.
Toronto priest removed from ministry
The Archdiocese of Toronto has removed from ministry a priest accused of abuse against a minor in the Archdiocese of New York dating back to the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Readers Speak Out: August 16-23, 2020
A new low
Re: Wanton destruction of religious art:
The standard dictionary definition for an iconoclast is one who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions and a destroyer of images used in religious worship.
Indigenous centre feeds youth in need
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre donated 100 supermarket food vouchers and over 200 pre-made meals to help young people in need.
Assisted suicide rate continues to climb
The number of medically-assisted deaths in Canada rose by more than 25 per cent in 2019 and made up two per cent of all Canadian deaths last year, Health Canada’s first annual report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada found.
Readers Speak Out: August 2 - 9
Different rules
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for so many wrongdoings of late. He’s “sorry” about blackface; he’s “sorry” about SNC-Lavalin; he’s “sorry” about the conflict of interest with WE Charity — involving payments to three of his family members, exceeding a total of $300,000, in exchange for public relations appearances for the charity. This preceded Ottawa’s granting WE a nearly one-billion-dollar contract they then cancelled. Mr. Trudeau operates by different rules.
Fr. Frank Freitas, a priest in Waterloo, Ont., has been suspended from priestly ministry after a “substantiated allegation of professional misconduct.”
Jesus statue vandalized at Calgary church
The Calgary Police Service has launched an investigation into the vandalizing of a bronze Jesus statue by the front doors of a city parish.
Readers Speak Out: July 19-26, 2020
Call to action
Re: Migrant’s death hits community hard (June 28):
First, I am deeply grateful to Fr. Peter Ciallella who has tirelessly supported and advocated for the rights of foreign migrant workers in his community.