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As keynote of the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE) conference, broadcaster Kevin Frankish began his session with a simple question: “How are you doing?”
Our Lady of the Cape welcomes global prayer marathon
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s Our Lady of the Cape (Notre-Dame-du-Cap) Shrine in Trois-Rivières, Que., will welcome the world May 23 as part of the month-long global prayer marathon.
Those without OHIP can get vaccinated, no questions asked, at FCJ Refugee Centre
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt the FCJ Refugee Centre, 300 people a day are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 — people who otherwise can’t get a jab.
Catholic bishops find way to resupply Quebec churches with altar wine
By Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News ServiceQUEBEC CITY -- Three wines from France, three from Spain and one from Italy, all already available within the province of Quebec, can now be used for liturgical purposes, the Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops confirmed May 18.
Spanish bishops denounce exploitation of migrants amid crisis
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceROME -- The Spanish bishops' conference expressed concern that migrants were being used to exert political pressure after a sudden influx of migrants in the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla increased tensions between Spain and Morocco.
Ontario Catholic colleges feel effect of tuition freeze
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAn Ontario-wide tuition freeze is bad news for the Catholic colleges and universities allied with the province’s large public universities, says the chair of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities of Canada.
High Court orders jailed Indian Jesuit to hospital for evaluation
By Catholic News ServiceMUMBAI, India -- The High Court in Mumbai ordered prison authorities to take an ailing 84-year-old Jesuit to the hospital, as it heard his appeal to receive bail on medical grounds, Indian media reported.
Flooding prompts plea for prayers, donations
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Canadian Catholic NewsSASKATOON -- The spring break-up on the Mackenzie and Liard rivers has caused historic and devastating levels of flooding in the Northwest Territories, including several communities in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.
Couples celebrate 11,752 years of marriage virtually
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- This year’s Marriage Anniversary Mass in the Archdiocese of Vancouver smashed records as 356 couples celebrated milestone anniversaries together but remotely in a virtual live event.
Nationwide pro-life message lives in virtual rallies
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- For the second year in a row, pro-lifers were prevented from gathering by the thousands on Government Street and the lawn in front of the legislature buildings in Victoria, B.C., due to various pandemic and travel-related restrictions.
Germany's ecumenical assembly ends, but one bishop questions its benefits
By Catholic News ServiceFRANKFURT, Germany (CNS) -- Germany's Third Ecumenical Convention concluded in Frankfurt May 16 with an open-air church service on the bank of the River Main. With the city's skyline of office towers providing the backdrop, some 400 people attended the service, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.