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Super Bowl LVII was not short of awe-inspiring moments. Kansas City Chiefs kick returner Kadarius Toney somehow finessed his way around a surrounding wall of charging Philadelphia Eagles defenders to record a punt return of 65 yards, the longest in Super Bowl history.
Cardinal Collins retirement to be filled by Montreal’s Bishop Leo
By Catholic Register StaffOn hearing that Montreal Bishop Frank Leo would succeed him as Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins immediately thought of Toronto’s first bishop, Michael Power. At a parish feast day Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes, downtown Toronto, Collins reminded the congregation how Toronto’s first bishop also came from Montreal and was also, as a priest, vicar of English-speaking Montrealers.
UN report a call to action, say activists
By Susan KorahA recent UN report on atrocities perpetrated in Pakistan against girls and young women from Christian and other minority faith communities should serve as a wake-up call, and prompt urgent action by the Canadian government, say Canadian activists.
Homeless: Search for solution grows more urgent than ever
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs number of violent incidents on Toronto streets rises, attention turns to finding new ways to deal with mental illness and addiction among the homeless.
Student barred from Catholic school for gender opinion to file human rights complaint
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA Renfrew, Ont., student barred from his Catholic high school for saying there are only two genders, male and female, said he remains undeterred and will continue to stand up for his religious convictions.
Pastoral letters set bishops’ reconciliation agenda
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFour letters and 26 promises from Canada’s bishops to Indigenous Canadians set an agenda for reconciliation that bishops like Calgary’s Bishop Bill McGrattan intend to act on before February turns into March.
Date Night sets couples on a vocational journey
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe team of the Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto was struck by inspiration while planning activities for the 2022-23 academic year. They realized a lot of the program’s alumni have met, fallen in love and even married at the centre.
Schools grapple with strategies for teen violence
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFrom stabbing and killing a homeless man to swarming TTC bus drivers to random BB gun attacks, some of the most disturbing incidents of violence in Toronto over the last two months involve teens.
Bishops put Reconciliation commitments in writing
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada's Catholics are not done with reconciliation. Four pastoral letters from Canada’s bishops released today urge Indigenous and non-Indigenous Catholics to seek ways to journey together, build relationships, know and understand their history and end the two solitudes in the country and in the Church of Indigenous and settler societies.
Whistleblower claims 38-week-old unborn baby aborted in Montreal
By Anna Farrow, Catholic Register SpecialQuebec pro-lifers are reacting with prayer and political pressure following a whistleblower’s report of a 38-week-old unborn baby being aborted last week at Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital.