NEWS

Updated 02/04/13

TORONTO - When Cardinal Joseph Zen comes to Toronto to speak Feb. 7 about “The Church in China: Hope For The 21st Century,” many in Toronto’s Chinese Catholic community will recall the hope he raised in Hong Kong during the 20th century.

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OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has ordained Carl Reid, a former Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) bishop, to the priesthood.

St. Stephen’s parish in Consul, Sask., serves 10 families and on a good Sunday has about 10 people in the pews. Prince of Peace in Toronto serves a Catholic population of more than 6,000 and every Sunday packs them in to five separate Masses. St. Stephen’s is surrounded by vast open fields while Prince of Peace is surrounded by 20-storey buildings.

VANCOUVER - Msgr. Stephen Jensen grew up serving the Church, and he’s never stopped. The newly named bishop of Prince George has always kept service and obedience to the Lord close to his heart. His friends and colleagues know he will bring that attitude to the people of northern British Columbia.

Ottawa parents stunned by ‘scandals’ in Catholic schools

OTTAWA - The Conservative government re-affirmed its intention not to re-open the abortion debate as the House of Commons resumed sitting Jan. 28 after a six-week break.

OTTAWA - Fr. Raymond Gravel has won a significant interim victory in his libel lawsuit against LifeSiteNews.com, Quebec Campagne-vie (QCV) and several journalists.

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- As frightened Syrian refugees flood into Jordan and other nearby countries, U.N. officials at a donor conference in Kuwait appealed to the international community for desperately needed funding for victims of the 22-month crisis.

TORONTO - Faith leaders and concerned citizens replaced politicians in city council chambers to hash out how faith communities can increase their participation in city building.