NEWS
A bit early for Christmas, King’s University College has been hit with a surprise gift of $1 million — one of the largest gifts in the London, Ont., Catholic college’s history.
Prendergast’s retirement on hold
ByOTTAWA -- Retiring is proving to be difficult for Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.
Catholic doctors, bishop welcome U.K. ruling against puberty blockers
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News ServiceMANCHESTER, England -- A U.K. court has ruled children are unable to consent to taking drugs to change gender, in a landmark case welcomed by Catholic doctors and a bishop.
Crisis offers opportunity
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterCatholic parents seeking to help their children make sense of world events have had their work cut out for them in 2020.
Liberals table bill to implement UN’s Indigenous rights declaration
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government is making good on a promise to bring in legislation that would set up the framework for how the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) will be implemented within Canadian law.
Catholics can be vaccinated with clear conscience
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- When a vaccine is available to treat or prevent COVID-19, the bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories have given their blessing to Catholics to be inoculated.
Quebec suspends refugee resettlement
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBanned by the Quebec government, churches and faith communities who sponsor refugees want to face their accusers and get some sort of explanation for Quebec’s sudden one-year suspension of refugee sponsorship.
Morality needed at the forefront of COVID recovery
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterScience, medicine and economics are going to all play important roles in the global post-pandemic recovery, but from the Church’s point of view there needs to be a moral recovery first, Cardinal Michael Czerny explained in a Nov. 27 address at Tokyo’s Sophia University.
Italian bishops say 'midnight Mass' must end before 10 p.m. curfew
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceROME -- As rumblings and grumblings grew in the press and on social media, the permanent council of the Italian bishops' conference met to discuss the problem of Christmas "midnight Mass" when the government has imposed a 10 p.m. curfew as part of its measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Food bank use skyrockets during pandemic
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe stock market is up, real estate is soaring and yet food bank use is through the roof.
Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians
By Dale Gavlak, Catholic News ServiceAMMAN, Jordan -- The worsening coronavirus pandemic and economic conditions in Syria are further deepening poverty and hardship for Christians, who find themselves trapped in a political stalemate, religious freedom advocates say.