Canadian Catholic News
CanadaƵapp bishops express ‘deepest sorrow’ over loss of 215 children found buried at former residential school
CanadaƵapp bishops are expressing their “deepest sorrow” and pledge to “continue walking side by side” with Indigenous people in the wake of the discovery of the bodies of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Canadian bishops rally support for palliative care
CanadaƵapp bishops are calling on Catholics to continue to push back against the “culture of death” even as efforts to block the expansion of euthanasia in Canada have so far failed.
Vandals target B.C. pro-life sign at church
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. -- A billboard with an image of a young mother holding a child on the property of St. LukeƵapp Parish has been vandalized again.
OTTAWA -- Opponents may have lost another battle in the fight against medical assistance in dying (MAiD) but they are promising to fight on.
Court grants final extension to pass Bill C-7 on assisted-dying
OTTAWA -- The federal government was granted one more month Thursday to expand access to medical assistance in dying even as its efforts to do so stalled in the House of Commons.
B.C. public Mass ban extended to Jan.8
VANCOUVER -- Public health officials in B.C. have extended the existing bans on events including public Masses until Jan. 8, meaning no public in-person Christmas or New YearƵapp Masses this year.
Jesuits delay naming suspected abusers
OTTAWA -- The promise to release a detailed public list of all Canadian Jesuits who have been “credibly accused” of sex abuse has been delayed until at least the spring.
Street mission fast goes on despite pandemic
Vancouver - If this had been a typical year, dozens of young adults from St. MaryƵapp Parish in Vancouver would have attended Mass on a Friday evening, stayed for adoration, slept overnight at the church, then driven to Mission, B.C., for a talk, prayers and reflection at Westminster Abbey before returning to the parish for Mass and a shared meal.
Edmonton college now offering Catholic Studies degree
EDMONTON -- Newman Theological College has launched a new three-year Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies degree, targeting students who want a classical education combined with intellectual rigour and faith tradition.
Counselling offered to Vancouver clergy abuse victims
VANCOUVER -- The Archdiocese of Vancouver is following through on the first recommendation in last yearƵapp clergy sexual abuse report by establishing an external office to handle clergy sexual abuse complaints.