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If going to Sunday morning Mass seems tantalizingly near and yet far as you watch your parish struggle to produce a weekly liturgy on Facebook or YouTube, imagine what it has been like for kids to be told to sit quietly and watch a TV Mass.
Senate changes to Bill C-7 would extend access to assisted suicide
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- The Canadian Senate has voted to open access to assisted suicide even further than what the federal government is proposing.
Missal updated in Canada
By Catholic Register StaffThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has agreed to adjust the English-language wording to the conclusion of the Collect (the opening prayer) in the Roman Missal approved for use in Canada.
St. John’s vows to heal from ‘dark chapter’
ByOTTAWA -- Archbishop Peter Hundt says “sacrifices” will have to be made, but the Archdiocese of St. John’s has to move forward with compassion and understanding after a “dark chapter” of abuse in the Newfoundland archdiocese’s history.
B.C. lawyers seek to ease restrictions on churches
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Catholic lawyers in the Archdiocese of Vancouver are adding their voices to the growing numbers calling for the B.C. government to end its ban on worship services.
Course explores holistic needs of those in care
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterPersonally and professionally, Julie Turenne-Maynard sees daily the loneliness and isolation amongst an aging population living at home or in long-term care facilities across Canada.
Students’ video shines a light on mental health
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAdriana Rereich says Oakville, Ont.’s St. Thomas Catholic Secondary School has a rich tradition of empowering students to tap into the arsenal of their creative talents.
D&P ready for tough Share Lent campaign
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThis year Development and Peace knows what it’s up against.
Abuse victim can reopen claim against London diocese, top court rules
By Catholic Register StaffA victim of former priest and notorious sexual abuser Charles Sylvestre can reopen her civil suit against the Diocese of London, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Feb. 11.
Churches fear Bill C-6 could expose them to criminal sanction
ByOTTAWA -- Canadian religious organizations are concerned that a proposed bill to ban conversion therapy for youth in Canada could expose religious views on human sexuality to criminal sanction.
‘Me first’ attitude devastating: advocates
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterMore than 80 million refugees and others forced from their homes by war, climate change and natural disasters need COVID-19 vaccines just as much as the rest of us, but Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny worries they’re easily overlooked.