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Extreme weather forces Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage cancellation
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe second half of the 2023 Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage in Alberta, which was scheduled from July 21-27, has been cancelled due to “extreme weather.”
Young adults share Catholic perspective over pints
By Angelica Vecchiato, Register CorrespondentThe Toronto archdiocese’s Office of Catholic Youth and St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica Young Adults are spicing up the typical Catholic young adult fellowship evening.
Chaldeans shocked by patriarch’s removal of status
By Susan KorahIraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid’s recent decision to revoke the official status of Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako as the head of the Chaldean (Eastern-rite Catholic) Church of Iraq has left the country’s dwindling Christian community and the entire worldwide diaspora deeply hurt, said Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis.
No ‘quick fix’ to housing asylum seekers, says ORAT head
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThere is no “quick fix” for a deluge of refugees overflowing Toronto’s shelter system, said Deacon Rudy Ovcjak.
St. Ann’s, where the pugilists go
By Sheila Nonato, Catholic Register SpecialSt. Ann’s parishioners in Hamilton’s east end may not know that there is a world-class boxing gym right under their feet as they gather for prayer and worship at their century-old church.
Pro-lifers censored, challenge claims
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has filed a constitutional challenge against the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) on behalf of the Campaign Life Coalition and a female anti-abortion advocate.
Jesuits reopen Montreal’s ‘Old Villa’ for Ukrainians fleeing wartorn homeland
By Anna FarrowJust a little more than six months after Fr. Kevin Kelly SJ cleared the rooms and locked the doors for what he thought was the last time at a former Jesuit retreat house in Montreal, he and his team have now scrambled to prepare the Old Villa to once again welcome Ukrainians to Canada.
Tax break sought to save historic Nova Scotia church
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterNation Prospère Acadie is continuing its quest to save historic St. Bernard Church in Digby County, N.S.
Canada's bishops speak out for religious freedom
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a new pastoral letter, is seeking to empower Catholics to reclaim their distinctive perspective and voice in society.
