NEWS
It won’t be a normal Sunday by any stretch of the imagination, but for priests across Ontario over the weekend of June 20-21 there will be a beautiful sight in front of them: a live congregation.
USCCB president 'deeply concerned' about court's LGBT ruling
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is "deeply concerned" that by ruling federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court "has effectively redefined the legal meaning of 'sex' in our nation's civil rights law."
Church leaders urge COVID-19 vaccine development to be ethical
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia made headlines when he described as a "work of the devil" attempts to find a COVID-19 vaccine using cell lines created from fetuses aborted voluntarily decades ago.
School boards look to erase Vanier name
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThey’re schools educating young minds in different regions of Ontario, from the gritty working class streets of Scarborough to the picturesque shores of Georgian Bay in Collingwood.
Pandemic throws a curve at couples
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterCouples struggling in their marriage have been hit with a double whammy by the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a counsellor with Catholic Family Services Toronto.
One year later, the wait continues
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt comes as little surprise to Chrystal Desilets that one year later, the federal government has no action plan in place in response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Cardus proposes change in funding
ByOTTAWA -- Myths that independent schools in Ontario are bastions of privilege are getting in the way of an education funding model that is “fair and flexible” in Canada’s largest province, an Ontario-based religious think tank says.
Our Lady hits new heights
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsCANMORE, Alta. -- The Virgin Mary is sitting with her son Jesus in a lush Alberta forest, surrounded by deer drinking from a gurgling stream, with the majestic Three Sisters peaks in the background.
Sisters escape violence
By Christina Lee Knauss, Catholic News ServiceCHARLESTON, S.C. -- The four Daughters of St. Paul who live and work on Charleston’s King Street closed up their books and media store like normal May 30.
Feds ask for more time to change rules on assisted suicide
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government is now conceding it can’t change the rules around assisted suicide before a court-imposed deadline of July 11.
Racism: ‘It exists everywhere you go’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRacism isn’t just a sin out there in the world, nor just a problem on American police forces, said Fr. Obinna Ifeanyi.