CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Catholic Register writers and editors were honoured with 10 awards, including three first-place prizes, at a gala banquet held June 20 to recognize excellence in Catholic journalism.
School yourself before marking your ballot
TORONTO - Before marking an X on a ballot Catholic voters should pencil in a grade on a report card for candidates in the Ontario provincial election.
Kidnapped Canadian nun freed in Cameroon
A Canadian missionary nun taken hostage with two Italian priests in Cameroon has been freed.
Retired Gatineau Bishop Charbonneau dies at 92
OTTAWA - Bishop Paul-Émile Charbonneau, the bishop emeritus of Gatineau, Que., passed away May 21. He was 92.
WINNIPEG - The Catholic Register’s veteran reporter and photographer Michael Swan was awarded four first-place prizes at the annual Canadian Church Press gala dinner.
NDP backs off on abortion motion
The federal New Democrats have backed down, for now, in presenting its abortion-rights motion.
Updated 10/16/14
TORONTO - With $26.5 million already pledged — including $5 million from a single donor — the Archdiocese of Toronto has officially kicked off one of the largest Church-based fundraising campaigns in Canadian history.
Cardinal to Trudeau: 'reconsider your position'
TORONTO - In an open letter to Justin Trudeau that upholds the important role of faith and conscience in politics, Cardinal Thomas Collins has urged the Liberal leader to rescind his party's unprecedented ban on pro-life supporters.
