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As the world’s scientists once again draw attention to the dire state of a warming planet, it’s time for churches to up their game on climate change, said Green Party leader Elizabeth May.
Rewriting history won’t speed up reconciliation
By Brian Giesbrecht, Catholic Register SpecialWinnipeg is close to saying goodbye to Bishop Grandin. Soon, the streets, and anything else that bears his name, will be erased from Manitoba’s history.
Mount Cashel victims soon to receive settlements
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterDozens of survivors of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s will receive compensation from the Archdiocese of St. John’s beginning in the fall.
Bishops, Indigenous Catholics welcome Vatican condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery,' but say 'more work to be done'
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsIndigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican's repudiation of a legal and political doctrine by which European colonial powers and North American governments historically seized lands from Indigenous peoples -- while stressing there is more work to be done in healing Catholic-Indigenous relations.
Pope Francis hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceAfter having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said.
Indigenous reconciliation fund hits first target
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe $30 million Indigenous Reconciliation Fund has achieved its first-year goal of raising $9.4 million and the fund’s board has greenlit 17 projects.
Hospice care shut out of Ontario budget
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAfter Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy finished outlining how his government intended to spend $204 billion in 2023-2024, hospice director Julie Aubé and her team at Maison McColloch Hospice in Sudbury were still dependent on the Sudbury Food Bank to feed patients at the largest hospice in the province.
Agnes Thomas new executive director at Catholic Charities
By Catholic Register StaffDr. Agnes Thomas’ depth of experience, gleaned from years of service to several communities, has led to a new role as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto .
'Pray for God's hand' over Mississippi: destructive tornado kills, injures dozens
By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, Gina Christian, Megan Marley OSV NewsPowerful tornadoes tore through rural Mississippi the night of Friday, March 24, killing or injuring dozens and causing widespread destruction.
Francis Leo installed as Archbishop of Toronto
By Peter StocklandHis Grace Francis Leo offered up gratitude to Christ as he was made Archbishop of Toronto at a Mass in a packed St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica that was equally filled with the spirit of the Annunciation.
Mama Maggie’s vision shared by Canadians
By Susan KorahIt’s a long way from Canada to Cairo.But a recently opened hospital in the city in the Egyptian capital’s trash-filled slums, and Stephen’s Children, the non-profit organization that started it, have special links with Canadians who share the vision of its founder, Maggie Gobran.