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The London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) is emerging as a living example of the principles of supply and demand.
A challenging start for Ukrainian leader
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterPope Francis’ comments praising the historical Russian empire in a video conference with Russian youth were “very surprising” and “unfortunate,” says the newly appointed head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster.
Fraser Health ordered to uncover MAiD documents
By Terry O’Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsA provincial adjudicator has ruled in favour of The B.C. Catholic newspaper and ordered the Fraser Health Authority to take the wraps off additional sections of secret documents related to the development and implementation of its controversial assisted-suicide policies and practices.
Search for truth over graves is elusive
By Peter StocklandThe absence of human remains following excavations at Manitoba’s former Pine Creek Indian Residential school has attracted international attention in the form of a highly critical article in the New York Post.
Armenian Catholic Church calls for prayers to stop genocide
By Susan KorahLocal Canadian Armenians with loved ones in the land-locked territory of Artsakh, are rallying to galvanize the international community over what experts, activists and residents identify as an unfolding genocide.
Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, dies at age 94
By Canadian Catholic NewsVancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the death of Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver from 1991 to 2004.
Encountering beauty in liturgy
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIn his 2022 apostolic letter Desiderio desideravi, Pope Francis said congregants are called “to be astonished at the beauty of the liturgy.”
Father Redmond a school for scholars
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterRemarkable. It’s a conclusion that comes to mind upon reading the biographies of the 2022-23 Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) top Grade 12 scholars.
Faith ploughs on with Prairie pilgrimages
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialJust as harvest season was beginning, Saskatchewan’s pilgrimage season ended in mid-August with a pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine at Kaposvar, an annual ritual for descendents of 19th-century Hungarian, Czecho-Slovak and Ukrainian sodbusters who settled the area around Esterhazy.
Canada’s Pakistanis condemn homeland’s violence
By Anna FarrowCanadian Christians of Pakistani heritage filled Celebration Square in Mississauga, Ont., in mid-August — not in joy but in sorrowful protest.
Catholic parishes relied on faith, prudent planning during university shooting
By Gina Christian, OSV NewsTwo North Carolina pastors told OSV News their parish security plans were put to a real-life test when an active shooting unfolded nearby -- and safety and mental health ministries are serving as a model for other churches, said lay leaders.