Canadian Catholic News
Edmonton vows to restore historic Indigenous parish
EDMONTON -- The Archdiocese of Edmonton says it will do whatever it takes to restore Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples after a devastating fire Aug. 30 tore through the rear of the building.
‘Virtual’ church is here to stay
No one is saying closing church doors was a good thing, but it did open another door to an online world for faith communities that will likely continue to grow long after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facing lockdowns, economic strife and the health threats brought on by the deadly coronavirus, Catholics across the country and in the United States turned to the Blessed Virgin for help May 1.
The bishops of Canada and the U.S. will consecrate their nations to the Blessed Virgin Mary May 1 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
EDMONTON -- Chelsy VanderbergöÏÓãÊÓƵapp anxieties are heightened each time she prepares for another night shift at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, on the frontlines in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus.
In Rome, ‘it feels like living in a war’
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver priest Fr. Davide Lanzani compares Rome to a war zone.
A priestöÏÓãÊÓƵapp farewell to ‘Tuk’
EDMONTON -- At 85, most priests would be content to mark six decades of priesthood with quiet retirement. But not Fr. Don Stein.
B.C. bishop headed for England eparchy
Bishop Ken Nowakowski, who has shepherded the Ukrainian Eparchy of New Westminster, B.C., since 2007, has been appointed bishop of the Eparchy of the Holy Family in London, England.
Scholar sharing his ‘gift’ in Edmonton
EDMONTON -- Fr. Ian Boyd is a man of many titles — a pioneering scholar, a world traveller and a compassionate spiritual director.
Homeschooling mom fills in gap on martyrs
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver mom Bonnie Way has long been inspired by the Canadian martyrs, eight Jesuit missionaries who in the 1600s gave their lives to preach the Gospel to North AmericaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Indigenous peoples.