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Toronto palliative care forum seeks a ‘narrative of hope’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAmplifying advocacy and pastoral care efforts, bolstering educational resources and championing life-affirming legislation are among the recommendations emerging from an international interfaith symposium on palliative care staged in Toronto late last month.
Fr. Lennon knew what it means to be Catholic right to the end
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterEven in his dying days, Fr. Paul Joseph Lennon continued to show his concern for the poor.
Bishop Bayda celebrates Ukraine’s ‘strength,’ ‘dignity’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterBishop Bryan Bayda, who leads the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada, said God guided him on where to go and whom to meet during his February visit to war-torn Ukraine.
Vandals desecrate Ottawa statue honouring Oblate
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA University of Ottawa statue honouring the late Fr. Joseph-Henri Tabaret, OMI located steps from a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus was discovered vandalized on May 24.
A monument to greatness
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsThose behind a larger-than-life monument of Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa are hoping it will match the calibre of other great and historic Catholic works and inspire generations to come.
AI and porn: a mixed blessing
By Nicholas ElbersWhen lewd AI-generated images of Taylor Swift showed up on the internet earlier this year, it felt like a sign of the times, with the technocratic anarchy of AI’s generative potential being joined in unholy matrimony to pornography’s capacity for dehumanization.
Independent Catholic schools' aim is growth
By Anna FarrowA year ago, Ottawa businessman John Pacheco woke up with a perplexing divine message running through his head: “Get the schools going.”
Martyrs’ Shrine prepares for next 100 years
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterLeading up to its 100th anniversary in 2026, Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ont., is launching a major fundraising campaign to ensure it another 100 years of service to pilgrims.
Toronto denied hard drug decriminalization
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterAs British Columbia throws in the towel on its experiment of decriminalizing hard drugs, admitting defeat in liberalizing its drug laws, the country’s largest city has had its desire to ignore B.C.s evidence and move down the same path quashed by the federal government.
Preliminary investigation finds no evidence of abuse by Québec cardinal Lacroix
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News ServiceA preliminary canonical investigation found no evidence of abuse or misconduct committed by Cardinal Gérald Lacroix of Québec, who had been anonymously accused of abuse, the Vatican said.
Faith, finance and the bottom line
By Anna FarrowCanadian Catholic journalist Laura Ieraci is a bit of a “Jill of all trades” and when she is not editing, writing or shooting a film, she is coaching people to bring their faith and their finances into alignment.