Articles by Nicholas Elbers / The B.C. Catholic
Relics of Canadian Martyrs will tour western Canada for jubilee year
Dec 29, 2024 / 06:00 amThe relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, will make their first tour of western Canada as part of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
Couples find sacramental marriages ‘in God’s perfect timing’
Nov 23, 2024 / 07:00 amIn total 121 couples had their marriages convalidated this year in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, an increase from last year's 42.
Canadian bishops praise those who witness on social media but warn ‘don’t be naive’
Feb 4, 2024 / 09:00 amIn a Jan. 24 pastoral letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops focused on social media and offered “commitments” to engage with people on social media.
Migrants and refugees Mass in Canada celebrates universality, vibrancy of the Church
Oct 7, 2023 / 07:00 amA Mass celebrating the annual World Day for Migrants and Refugees was held Sept. 23 in Richmond, British Columbia, showing the vibrancy of the worldwide Church.
Ukraine iconographer and artist paints history while it’s still unfolding
Jul 22, 2023 / 04:00 amHoly Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, has supported more than 1,000 refugees since the war started.
Culture of loneliness meets culture of death in Canada’s MAiD epidemic, speaker says
Apr 3, 2023 / 07:47 am“The question is not why are they being approved for euthanasia, the question is why are they asking for it?”