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Restrictions on places of worship in grey lockdown zones will be loosened and churches will be able to host services with up to 15 per cent of their capacity as of March 15.
St. Vincent de Paul Society keeps marching forward amid pandemic difficulties
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA year into the COVID pandemic and the Vincentian resiliency has not withered as Canadian chapters of the St. Vincent de Paul Society continue to help people in need.
Ontario still lacks detailed plan to tackle homelessness
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOntario is on track to miss its goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2025, according to a new report from the province’s Financial Accountability Office, and still lacks a plan to reach that goal.
Calls made to re-open Canadian Office of Religious Freedom
ByOTTAWA -- Conservative MPs are calling on the federal government to re-open an office advocating for religious freedom around the globe, 10 years after a Pakistani politician was murdered for speaking in favour or religious freedom around the world.
Social conservatives plan to make their voices heard at Conservative Party convention
ByOTTAWA -- Social conservatives, whose support helped Erin O’Toole get elected Conservative Party leader, are looking to flex their muscle at the party’s policy convention March 18-20.
Slaying of nine Filipino activists in raid sparks outrage
By Catholic News ServiceMANILA, Philippines -- A Catholic bishop and a lay group have joined rights organizations to denounce and call for an investigation into the killing of nine activists by security forces in raids in four Philippine provinces March 7.
Development and Peace say proper authority to investigate rights violations abroad lacking
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA leaked memo providing legal advice to the Canadian government only proves that the government broke its promise to provide for effective, independent investigations when Canadian mining companies are accused of human rights violations abroad, according to Canada’s Catholic development and aid organization.
Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland cancels 2021 season
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor the second year in a row, Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ont., won’t be open to the public this summer.
Archdiocese of Toronto urging Catholics to call on MPPs for ‘equitable’ approach to a return to worship
By Catholic Register StaffToronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins is sending a clear message to Queen’s Park: It’s time for a “fair and equitable approach to the return to worship.”
Johnson & Johnson vaccine ‘morally acceptable’ despite fetus origins
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterThe approval of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canada has heightened the discussion over whether Catholics should receive the vaccine, though Church teaching remains clear that it is “morally acceptable.”
Canadian bishops call out governments over unfair treatment in COVID regulations
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs Quebec movie theatres welcome up to 250 patrons as pandemic protocols begin to loosen, churches remain limited to only 10 people — including the presiding priest — at worship services.