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Ontario’s English Catholic teachers have ratified central terms of the agreement reached with the province last month that will put an end to labour unrest in the Catholic education system.
Providence hit by virus outbreak
By Catholic Register StaffA significant outbreak of COVID-19 has infected 11 residents at the Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence — the long-term care wing of Providence hospital in Toronto.
Cardinal Collins issues letter to faithful for Holy Week
By Catholic Register StaffAmid the disruption and anxiety of the COVID-19 crisis, Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto has issued a pastoral letter for Holy Week in which he urges the faithful to reach out in “prayer and responsible action” rather than collapse into “selfishness and despair.”
Crisis sparks increase in family violence
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThere’s a global public health risk that could tear families apart and harm women and children — not COVID-19 itself, but a related fallout from shutting families indoors and depriving them of jobs and school.
Priest refuses to leave prison ministry
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWith the federal prison system shutting down all visits, a Catholic priest has volunteered to be incarcerated rather than leave inmates without spiritual care.
Humboldt honours victims of Broncos’ bus crash
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe church bells of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Humboldt, Sask., are to chime 29 times at 4:50 p.m. (CST) April 6 to remember the 16 who died and 13 others injured two years ago when the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus collided with a semi-trailer near Tisdale in northern Saskatchewan.
Crisis brings home lesson of solidarity
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs a young aid worker, Christian Champigny spent weeks confined to his house in poor countries while war and revolution raged in the streets outside.
Daily TV Mass seeing spike in viewers
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterViewership has skyrocketed, appreciative comments are flowing in from around the world and the phone is ringing constantly in the Markham, Ont., offices of the National Catholic Broadcasting Council. It certainly isn’t business as usual.
Bishop set a powerful example
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterPriests have not been spared from being infected — and dying — as COVID-19 sweeps the world.
Aid programs a model for basic income
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterMany of the financial measures being rolled out by governments to help people weather the COVID-19 storm would be unnecessary if Canada had a basic income policy, say basic income advocates.
Groups call for emergency benefits to help non-citizens
ByOTTAWA -- Francisco Rico-Martinez knows that many of the people he helps at a Toronto refugee centre are worried about how they and their families could be impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis.