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A year ago, Ottawa businessman John Pacheco woke up with a perplexing divine message running through his head: “Get the schools going.”
Martyrs’ Shrine prepares for next 100 years
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterLeading up to its 100th anniversary in 2026, Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ont., is launching a major fundraising campaign to ensure it another 100 years of service to pilgrims.
In '60 Minutes' interview, Pope Francis clarifies same-sex blessings, speaks out against war, says clergy abuse can 'not be tolerated'
By Gina Christian, Ƶapp NewsIn the latest comment from the Vatican on "Fiducia Supplicans," the controversial declaration issued by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in December 2023 that includes guidelines on the blessing of same-sex couples, Pope Francis clarified that he didn't allow blessings of "the union" but of "each person."
Pope Francis recognizes miracle needed for Church's first 'millennial' saint
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServicePope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first "millennial" to become a saint.
Toronto denied hard drug decriminalization
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterAs British Columbia throws in the towel on its experiment of decriminalizing hard drugs, admitting defeat in liberalizing its drug laws, the countryƵapp largest city has had its desire to ignore B.C.s evidence and move down the same path quashed by the federal government.
Preliminary investigation finds no evidence of abuse by Québec cardinal Lacroix
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News ServiceA preliminary canonical investigation found no evidence of abuse or misconduct committed by Cardinal Gérald Lacroix of Québec, who had been anonymously accused of abuse, the Vatican said.
Faith, finance and the bottom line
By Anna FarrowCanadian Catholic journalist Laura Ieraci is a bit of a “Jill of all trades” and when she is not editing, writing or shooting a film, she is coaching people to bring their faith and their finances into alignment.
Synod experience ‘transformative’ for Canadian priests
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFr. Pierre Ducharme, O.F.M., is “riding a high” one week after returning from the Parish Priests for the Synod international meeting in Rome.
Discarded chaliceƵapp new life helps spread the call for vocations in Thunder Bay
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterUpon visiting a local scrap yard last summer to dispose of some waste, one local man from the Thunder Bay District noticed someone attempting to sell an item - one he knew was too precious to be lost to time.
Partnership ‘crucial’ in trafficking fight
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterTo combat modern slavery, the fastest growing and second most profitable criminal enterprise in the world behind the illegal drug trade, anti-trafficking organizations are urgently calling for collaboration.
We ignore religious freedom ‘at our own peril’
By Susan KorahDifferent kinds of persecution are top of mind in political and media circles, but what receives little attention is Christian persecution, said John McKay.