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The easing of COVID-19 restrictions and gradual re-opening of churches across Canada has allowed bishops to reschedule priest and deacon ordinations that were postponed in May.
Praying for the end of racism
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAudrey Johnson has seen systemic racism. She’s felt it. And every Sunday morning at 7 a.m. sharp she and a small circle of black friends meet at church and kneel down and pray for it to end.
Dioceses expect financial lift as church doors open
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterWith churches across Ontario getting the go-ahead to open their doors, and most set to resume Sunday Masses June 21, it should alleviate some of the financial burden for dioceses still awaiting government relief through the Canada Wage Subsidy program.
Indigenous feel racism’s sting in Canada
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDeacon Michael James Robinson has a lifetime of experience that tells him systemic racism is real and it’s embedded in Canadian history and culture.
Cardinal welcomes back parishioners to Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register“So good to see you.”
And with those words, Cardinal Thomas Collins launched into the first Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica June 17 where he had a live congregation since the COVID-19 pandemic closed churches in the Toronto archdiocese and nationwide in mid-March.
Court deals blow to Delta hospice
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- The Delta Hospice Society is considering appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision blocking its members from voting to change its constitution in an effort to keep assisted suicide out of the facility.
Face to face ... finally
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt 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.
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.