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.
Pope offers encouragement to March for Life
OTTAWA - Pope Francis has sent a letter of encouragement to the thousands of people who converged on Parliament Hill today in the annual March for Life.
To Kenya for apprentices
TORONTO - Three Catholic students will be in Kenya this month building a school through their carpentry pre-apprenticeship program run by the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 27.