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Priest awarded Meritorious Service Medal for bringing eyecare to developing nations
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFor over 20 years, Canadian priest Fr. Pierre Labine has been bringing the gift of sight to people in need all over the world.
‘War spending’ traps us in new Cold War
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe world doesn’t just feel like a more dangerous place since Ƶapp troops entered Ukraine, it is a reality.
Survey: Readers oppose Pandemic Day, want COVID commemoration
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen COVID is over most Catholic Register readers just want to move on, but those same readers overwhelmingly would like their parish to mark a Pandemic Day.
Faith a key factor in post-secondary life
By Terry O’Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- In a society more comfortable with cancel culture than counterculture, Pope John Paul IIƵapp 1990 call for Catholic universities to speak “uncomfortable truths” that may challenge public opinion can be a daunting task. But for the incoming president of St. MarkƵapp and Corpus Christi colleges in Vancouver, itƵapp job one.
St. MichaelƵapp set for next step in evolution
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf the Church needs the thinking power of a Catholic university, St. MichaelƵapp is readier than ever to fill that bill, University of St. MichaelƵapp College president and vice chancellor David Sylvester told The Catholic Register in an interview.
St. MaryƵapp program marries Catholic theory, social justice
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSt. MaryƵapp UniversityƵapp four-year Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice & Catholic Studies sprouted from a desire to offer students a program instilling them with passion and equipping them with the knowledge to become societal change makers.
Pope Francis asks students to build synodal bridges
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanadians among those conversing with Francis on synodality
Schools welcome back international students
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterLast year one international student living just outside Beijing, China, would get up at 3 a.m. to virtually attend an afternoon seminar at the University of St. MichaelƵapp College, recalls Mark McGowan.
KingƵapp University College para athlete aspires and inspires
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterPara athlete and KingƵapp University College student Madison Wilson-Walker has been named the recipient of the 2022 Jeffrey Reed Courage Award.
Work vs. life: Seeking meaning
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterPandemic shows many aren’t finding satisfaction in their labour
Historian preserves nuns’ hospital legacy
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAs the legend goes, Haitian-Canadian Dr. Saint-Firmin Monestime was persuaded to join the team at Mattawa Hospital after an impromptu stop for lunch on his way to Timmins in the summer of 1951. The northern Ontario townƵapp previous doctor had passed away earlier that year and the community successfully convinced Monestime to remain and take his place.