NEWS
Christians across Canada are taking aim at China's Communist party with prayer
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe power of prayer is being marshalled across Canada to call out abuse of power by China’s Communist Party in a national, ecumenical Zoom liturgy scheduled for March 21.
University of Sudbury rekindles French roots
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the midst of bankruptcy proceedings at Laurentian University, the University of Sudbury is going back to its francophone roots.
Poverty hitting Syrians hard even as fighting wanes
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Food, cooking fuel, jobs and, especially, hope are hard to come by in Syria, said two Catholic leaders reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the war.
Expansion of assisted suicide now law after Senate passes Bill C-7
ByOTTAWA -- Euthanasia opponents are slamming the federal Liberals who, with Bloc Quebecois support, opened the door for the mentally ill to access the medical aid in dying (MAiD) system, which officially became law on March 17.
Quebec bishops distance themselves from CCCB statement on COVID vaccines
ByOTTAWA -- Canadian Catholics should get vaccinated against COVID-19 and they should take any vaccine that has been approved for use in Canada, Canada’s bishops said in a clarifying statement that came just days after initial advice on vaccines caused a political firestorm.
Legislators vote to stop abortions of disabled fetuses in Northern Ireland
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News ServiceMANCHESTER, England -- Politicians in Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to prevent the late-term abortions of babies with disabilities.
U.N. condemns Myanmar bloodshed; cardinal criticizes 'brutality, violence'
By Catholic News ServiceYANGON, Myanmar -- The United Nations and human right groups have strongly condemned the worsening bloodshed in Myanmar as at least 38 people were killed in the military's crackdown on protesters March 14.
Parent’s comments taken out of context, says archdiocese
By Catholic Register StaffThe Archdiocese of Toronto has come to the defence of a man who drew complaints to police for comments he made concerning a proposal to fly the gay pride flag to recognize June’s “Pride Month” at Toronto Catholic schools.
School partners unite to fill the pantry shelves for those in need
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterIf the Panther Pantry shelves at St. John Paul II Secondary School are full, then staff believe the home cupboards of the school’s most disadvantaged students won’t be empty.
Virtual exhibit explores experiences of historic Irish famine migrants
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA virtual exhibition is telling the story of Ontario’s Irish migrants of 1847 and the caregivers who put their lives on the line during one of the worst health-care crises in Canadian history.
Doctors work to gain trust for COVID vaccine in northern Canadian Indigenous communities
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterJust a little jab is no big deal for most of us, but getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of the most vulnerable took a trio of St. Michael’s Hospital doctors way above and way beyond — 1,200 kilometres above and beyond to the fly-in community of Neskantaga First Nation in Northern Ontario.