News/Canada
Pope Francis on path to healing wounds of abuse scandal, says nuncio
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Pope Francis is leading efforts to heal the wounds of the sexual abuse scandals so the Church can fulfill her mission, says Canada’s apostolic nuncio.
Three Ottawa-area women joining order of consecrated virgins
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- The Archbishop of Ottawa will receive and bless three local women as Consecrated Virgins Living in the World on July 6.
Fire sets off an inspiring journey
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Having survived the Fort McMurray wildfire, they feel solidarity with displaced persons.
ShareLife closing in on target
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterHeading down the stretch, the ShareLife fund-raising campaign seems poised to meet its lofty 2019 goal.
Refugee strategy still a work in progress
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Canadians should not get too smug about becoming No. 1 in the world for resettling refugees, says the head of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
Mark Warawa: ‘The King’s good servant’
By Paul Schratz, Canadian Catholic NewsThe death of B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa on June 20 at age 69 sparked an outpouring of praise and sympathy from a wide spectrum of people, both inside and outside the political world. Among those offering tributes to the unabashedly pro-life politician was the editor of The B.C. Catholic, Paul Schratz.
MP ‘devastated’ as Senate wrangling kills Indigenous bill
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- NDP MP Romeo Saganash said he is “devastated” his Bill C-262 to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) failed to become law.
Register’s Michael Swan wins top award
By Catholic Register StaffST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nobody in the Catholic press does it better than Michael Swan.
Sisters of St. Joseph supporting group working in rural India
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAfter 42 years of digging wells, setting up water purification systems, organizing villagers to demand better education, health care, roads and infrastructure, a little Canadian-Indian development agency estimates it has helped four million people live a better life in rural India.
Sacred Heart continues its steady beat
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s Jesuits have decided to consecrate their Toronto offices to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 25, during the month traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
Diocese of London learning lessons of its new reality
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe baby steps are out of the way, but no one is about to go sprinting through the next phase of re-constructing the Diocese of London.