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.

News/Canada

A displaced ethnic Kachin family is seen in early May at a temporary camp on the grounds of a Catholic church in Myitkyina, Myanmar. Myanmar's military still is persecuting ethnic Kachin, the predominant Christian group in a conflict-torn part of the country, as well as Rohingya Muslims, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said.

Canadian refugee plan falls short, advocates say

By

OTTAWA – The Canadian government needs to speed the processing for refugee claimants and raise the number of government-sponsored refugees, say advocates.

Cardinal Thomas Collins, in a session called “Welcome the Stranger,” speaks at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto Nov. 6.

Christians must take ‘risk of faith’ to help those in need, says Cardinal Collins

By

Welcoming the stranger can sometimes be a risk of faith, but it is a risk that Christians are called to take, said Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins. 

Indigenous spirituality and traditional wisdom are woven throughout the week of interfaith study and dialogue that has brought close to 10,000 people to Toronto’s downtown convention centre to discuss religion’s place in the world.

Parliament of the World’s Religions tackles peace, tough issues at week-long summit

By

As delegates from nearly 80 countries gathered in Toronto for the Parliament of the World’s Religions they were confronted with the common failure of all the world’s faiths — the failure to find peace.

Fr Tony Van Hee SJ, 83, was arrested Oct. 24 for wearing signs in favor of free speech inside the abortion bubble zone.

Fr. Tony Van Hee arrested for violating abortion bubble zone

By

OTTAWA – Constitutional lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos will represent an 83-year old Catholic priest who was arrested Oct. 24 for violating Ontario’s abortion bubble zone law.

The Bloch report, a 2017 report authored by St. Michael’s Hospital family physician and researcher Dr. Gary Bloch, included a series of measures to simplify getting welfare and remove barriers to welfare recipients working while receiving benefits.

ISARC makes their case for welfare reform

By

As Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod gets set to reveal her welfare reform package on Nov. 8, the people who run Ontario’s food banks, shelters and volunteer supports for poor families are urging the provincial government to restore the basic income pilot project.

Alberta public board launches campaign for single public-funded system

Alberta public board launches campaign for single public-funded system

By

EDMONTON – Catholic educators say they are unfazed by a new awareness campaign asking Albertans to weigh in on the idea of dissolving the province’s publicly funded education systems into one.

Ontario scraps women’s abuse panel

Ontario scraps women’s abuse panel

By

News that Ontario’s provincial government had disbanded its roundtable of experts on violence against women has Catholic Family Services woman abuse specialist Shereen McFarlane worried.

St. Bernadette Catholic Parish in Ajax.

Ajax parish putting words into action against sex abuse

By

When the shocking news broke of the coverup of sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania in August, word spread far and fast, with a wave of anger following in its wake.

Bishop Valery Vienneau of the Archdiocese of Moncton.

New Brunswick diocese wins case over sex abuse payouts

By

In a decision that confirms its right to proactively reach out to victims of sexual abuse by priests, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, N.B., has been awarded $3.4 million in a dispute with its insurance company.

Jim Dumont adds some tobacco to the sacred fire that will burn for the duration of the seven-day Parliament of World Religions in Toronto, which has drawn delegates from over 70 countries.

Indigenous spirituality key part of Parliament of World Religions

By

When Indigenous people from across Canada and beyond took centre stage, conducting the first of two opening ceremonies Nov. 1 at the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto, it was far more than a token appearance.

Bishop Thomas Dowd, left, and Bishop Lionel Gendron.

Canadian bishops eager to share ‘fire’ of synod on youth

By

ROME – The president of the Canadian bishops’ conference called the Synod of Bishops a “powerful experience” which he hopes will make him a better bishop.

Page 224 of 529