exclamation

Important notice: To continue serving our valued readers during the postal disruption, complete unrestricted access to the digital edition is available at no extra cost. This will ensure uninterrupted digital access to your copies. Click here to view the digital edition, or learn more.

×

Warning

JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID: 7305

News/Canada

Sculptor and Knights of Columbus member Ignacio Mogado restores a statue of St. Padre Pio at St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, Ont.

Parish Knights rally to restore statues

By

It’s an incident that caused some despair among St. Patrick’s parishioners, but they would soon receive some solace with the help of local Knights of Columbus.

St. Aloysius Gonzaga music teacher Julia Jung, left, with Arkells’ lead singer Max Kerman and a shipment of musical instruments from the Nick Nurse Foundation for the Mississauga, Ont., school.

Raptor coach, Arkells ensure band plays on

By

A Mississauga Catholic school has received a shipment of brand-new musical instruments, courtesy of Toronto Raptors’ head coach Nick Nurse and Canadian rock band the Arkells.

Archbishop Richard Gagnon

Catholics need to ‘ignite fire’ in public policy

By

OTTAWA -- The Catholic voice, silenced so long in Canadian public life, needs to be heard loud and clear once more, Archbishop Richard Gagnon said in his president’s report at the Canadian bishops’ annual plenary.

Excavators and drillers work in an open pit at a copper and cobalt mine in Likasi, Congo. There’s a push on to have stock market regulators demand the truth from mining companies overseas.

Investing in the honest truth

By

Because the truth matters to investors, stock market regulators ought to demand the truth from mining companies with controversial operations in the poorer countries of the world.

Gym class isn’t the same thanks to COVID restrictions

Gym class isn’t the same thanks to COVID restrictions

By

Paul Solarski admitted there were times this past summer when he wondered if physical education would even be offered in 2020-21 at Ontario schools due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

A member of the Maronite Scouts is pictured in an undated photo helping cleanup following the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut’s port area.

Ottawa slow to get money to people in Lebanon, says prof

By

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he wants Canadian aid to Lebanon to reach ordinary Lebanese on the streets of Beirut, but that’s not what’s happening, says Ruby Dagher.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Throne speech offers comfort for advocates

By

OTTAWA -- Social justice and religious groups demanding a “just” recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic heard the words they wanted to hear when the federal government’s Speech from the Throne was delivered by Governor General Julie Payette on behalf of the Liberal government on Sept. 23.

How the Catholic Church operates has changed drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s going to take time before life gets back to normal, said CCCB president Archbishop Richard Gagnon.

Church must overcome pandemic ‘malaise’

By

OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the Catholic Church in Canada to significantly change the way it operates, but the far ranging impact of the global health crisis has reinforced and strengthened the Church’s commitment to its mission, said Archbishop Richard Gagnon.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s planned visit to Canada this month has been cancelled due to the pandemic.

Cardinal Parolin visit to Canada scrapped by COVID-19

By

OTTAWA -- A planned visit this month by one of the highest-ranking members of the Catholic Church to commemorate the anniversary of a milestone in the relationship between Canada and the Holy See has been put off until at least next spring because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants hold signs during the 2019 Life Chain in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The annual event will be held across Canada and throughout North America Oct. 4, 2020, despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada's largest provinces.

Life Chain a go, with enhanced safety protocols

By

OTTAWA -- The annual National Life Chain will be held across Canada Oct. 4 despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada’s largest provinces and warnings of a “second wave.”

Retired Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire speaks at the 2019 Vancouver Principles Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda.

Dallaire Institute spotlights child protection

By

The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security will take its second annual Knowledge for Prevention (K4P) International Symposium online Sept. 28-Oct. 2 to foster the conversation about protecting children living in conflict environments.

Page 146 of 529