News/Canada

OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has ordained Carl Reid, a former Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) bishop, to the priesthood.

St. Stephen’s parish in Consul, Sask., serves 10 families and on a good Sunday has about 10 people in the pews. Prince of Peace in Toronto serves a Catholic population of more than 6,000 and every Sunday packs them in to five separate Masses. St. Stephen’s is surrounded by vast open fields while Prince of Peace is surrounded by 20-storey buildings.

VANCOUVER - Msgr. Stephen Jensen grew up serving the Church, and he’s never stopped. The newly named bishop of Prince George has always kept service and obedience to the Lord close to his heart. His friends and colleagues know he will bring that attitude to the people of northern British Columbia.

OTTAWA - The Conservative government re-affirmed its intention not to re-open the abortion debate as the House of Commons resumed sitting Jan. 28 after a six-week break.

OTTAWA - Fr. Raymond Gravel has won a significant interim victory in his libel lawsuit against LifeSiteNews.com, Quebec Campagne-vie (QCV) and several journalists.

TORONTO - Armed with graphic posters depicting abortion, information pamphlets and unified voices, about 20 pro-lifers gathered on the sidewalk outside Innis Town Hall on the University of Toronto campus Jan. 28 to protest the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Morgentaler decision.

TORONTO - The pastoral plan that Cardinal Thomas Collins has directed for the archdiocese of Toronto contains hundreds of goals, hopes and aspirations. He describes the plan as “a roadmap for our journey as a Catholic Christian community” that accurately and honestly assesses the current situation and looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities to come.

For a quarter century Canada has had no law against abortion, but the quest for change continues
 

Archdiocese of Toronto’s new plan a ‘spiritual reality’

OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops have denounced recent statements made in Canada by the Society of St. Pius X superior that “the Jews” are the “enemies of the Church.”