NEWS
The memory of Yonge Street van attack victim Anne Marie D’Amico and her positive and helping ways have been honoured with the North York Women’s Shelter unveiling a new building bearing her name.
This campaign will have to be different
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf Catholics really are going to raise $30 million to fund Indigenous-led reconciliation projects across the country, they’re going to have to run a very different campaign than the $25-million “best efforts” campaign that raised just $3.7 million between 2008 and 2014, say Catholic philanthropists and fundraisers.
Dioceses sending strong vaccination message
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe message across the country for parishioners, volunteers and staff at Catholic churches is clear: please get vaccinated.
Rise in Canadian MAiD cases a sign of things to come
ByOTTAWA -- A surge in assisted death requests in Nova Scotia has seen the province put referrals on hold until the backlog can be cleared.
Worldwide synod begins at local level
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere has never been a synod like the one that will begin Oct. 17 in cathedrals across Canada.
Pope Francis, faith leaders jointly urge nations to care for creation
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- High-level representatives of the world’s religions came together with Pope Francis at the Vatican to show their joint commitment to caring for the Earth and to appeal to world leaders to deepen their commitments to mitigating climate change.
Report estimates 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s
By Barb Fraze, Catholic News ServiceAn independent report on sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church estimates 330,000 children have been abused since the 1950s. Most of the victims were pre-adolescent boys of all social backgrounds, and more than a third of the assaults were committed by laypeople.
Catholic Missions slowly bounces back
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterRewind the clocks to late July 2020. Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and Catholic Missions In Canada had already paid a heavy toll.
Indigenous input needed in end-of-life care
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs far as legislation goes, as far as the political parties are concerned, and in the eyes of the medical establishment, the debate over MAiD and euthanasia is over. The Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament and the Canadian Medical Association have pronounced their final words on the subject.
Immigrant centre aids 200 Afghan refugees
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterResettlement agencies are working to find ways to meet the holistic needs of the growing number of Afghan refugees arriving in Canada.
Trafficking report focused on victim voice
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWhen appraising the landscape through a global lens, a case can be made that 2021 has been a banner year in the fight against the evil, entrenched practice of human trafficking.