The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:48:15 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb St. JohnöÏÓãÊÓƵapp victims to start seeing money next month /item/36744-st-john-s-victims-to-start-seeing-money-next-month /item/36744-st-john-s-victims-to-start-seeing-money-next-month

The 369 plaintiffs who filed abuse claims against the Archdiocese of St. JohnöÏÓãÊÓƵapp are slated to receive their first disbursement on June 29.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 08 May 2024 13:29:05 -0400
St. Joseph embodies the mission God gave us /item/35367-st-joseph-embodies-the-mission-god-gave-us /item/35367-st-joseph-embodies-the-mission-god-gave-us

Joe Grogan is proud of his working class origins in TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp tough Parkdale neighbourhood. HeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp proud of a lifetime of labour activism, following in the tradition of his father who was active in the Textile Workers Union of America throughout the 1940s and ’50s. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400
U.S. archeparchy's auxiliary bishop named auxiliary for Winnipeg archeparchy /item/34947-u-s-archeparchy-s-auxiliary-bishop-named-auxiliary-for-winnipeg-archeparchy /item/34947-u-s-archeparchy-s-auxiliary-bishop-named-auxiliary-for-winnipeg-archeparchy

Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Andriy Rabiy of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia as auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:33:46 -0500
Senate changes to Bill C-7 would extend access to assisted suicide /item/32720-government-prepares-to-face-proposed-senate-changes-to-assisted-suicide-laws /item/32720-government-prepares-to-face-proposed-senate-changes-to-assisted-suicide-laws

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Senate has voted to open access to assisted suicide even further than what the federal government is proposing. 

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Canada Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:31:56 -0500
Churches grapple with second wave /item/32186-churches-grapple-with-second-wave /item/32186-churches-grapple-with-second-wave

Constant vigilance will be the unofficial motto for Catholic Church leadership in Quebec and Ontario for the foreseeable future as epidemiologists have declared the second wave of COVID-19 is underway in CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp two most populous provinces.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:37:45 -0400
Editorial: Break this deal /columns/item/32166-editorial-break-this-deal /columns/item/32166-editorial-break-this-deal

Canada joined an exclusive international club last month, but there is no reason to brag.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:56:54 -0400
Several strategies at work with fossil fuel investments /item/31906-several-strategies-at-work-with-fossil-fuel-investments /item/31906-several-strategies-at-work-with-fossil-fuel-investments The VaticanöÏÓãÊÓƵapp suggestion that investors dump fossil fuel stocks may be one way to protect the planet, but the strategy is not as easy as it appears.
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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:34:08 -0400
Fr. Yaw Acheampong: Joseph holds special place in Canada /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/31268-fr-yaw-acheampong-joseph-holds-special-place-in-canada /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/31268-fr-yaw-acheampong-joseph-holds-special-place-in-canada

Do you know that St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is not only the patron saint of the universal Church but also the principal patron saint of Canada?

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Guest Faith Columns Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:54:00 -0400
Church and school officials keeping close eye on coronavirus /item/31034-church-and-school-officials-keeping-close-eye-on-coronavirus /item/31034-church-and-school-officials-keeping-close-eye-on-coronavirus

As the deadly Wuhan coronavirus spread around the world, including two known cases reported in Toronto, Church officials continued to monitor the situation before making any decisions about implementing the types of safety protocols that followed similar outbreaks in the past.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:13:35 -0500
Community mourns beloved priest, church /item/30644-community-mourns-beloved-priest-church /item/30644-community-mourns-beloved-priest-church

It has been a tough couple of weeks for the community of Attawapiskat.

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Canada Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:49:51 -0500