Catholic Register Staff
Thousands join protest against sex-ed curriculum
Demanding that parents be properly consulted, an estimated 2,500 people held loud protests in Toronto and London April 14 against Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum.
Students at Ontario’s Catholic high schools are graduating at a significantly higher rate than those at public schools, according to data released by the Ministry of Education.
Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte dead at 78
MONTREAL - Montreal's cardinal of the people, Archbishop Emeritus Jean-Claude Turcotte, is dead.
The popular cardinal, who served as Montreal's archbishop for 22 years, died April 8 in Montreal’s Marie-Clarac Hospital.
Easter parade of winners in Register art contest
Lakeisha Angelous Ginanena has always loved to draw but now he thinks it may be something to pursue seriously and take, as he says, “to the next level.”
Summer Camps
The Catholic Register is proud to present its 2015 special feature on summer camps. Parents can learn about which camps to send their kids to and the memories that their children will have when they attend camp. The Register covered outdoor, day and residential camps. Our special pullout feature came out in the Mar. 22 print and digital editions.
Cardinal Collins: State is wrong to permit assisted suicide
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling that legalizes assisted suicide “is simply wrong” and indicates a society that “has lost its moral compass,” said Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins.
Popular priest told to "take time away" from duties at Aurora parish
A popular pastor has been asked to step aside for a "period of reflection" after financial and ecclesiastical "irregularities" were uncovered in a large Archdiocese of Toronto parish.
Polish-born Michaelite named auxiliary bishop in London
Pope Francis visits Asia
Pope Francis made an apostolic visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines Jan. 13-19, 2015. The Sri Lanka highlight was the canonization of St. Joseph Vaz. In the Philippines, the Pope celebrated Mass with six million people in Manilla. All the articles from his trip are listed below, including some Canadian reaction written by Register reporters Michael Swan and Evan Boudreau.
O’Gara ecumenical essays published
TORONTO - One of Canada’s greatest theologians is still publishing more than two years after she died.