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Canadian bishops pledge reconciliation after indigenous children's remains discovered at Catholic-run school
Canadian bishops pledged to work towards healing and reconciliation with the country’s indigenous populations, after the remains of more than... Read more
Montreal archbishop appoints ombudsman to oversee abuse complaints
The Archdiocese of Montreal announced Wednesday the appointment of an independent ombudsman, Marie Christine Kirouac, to receive all complaints of... Read more
Quebec court upholds much of law barring religious symbols for public employees
A Canadian court upheld this week part of a Quebec law that bans government employees from wearing religious symbols at... Read more
Ontario Catholic dioceses adapt to new coronavirus lockdown measures
In response to new and stringent coronavirus lockdown orders in the province, several of the Catholic archdioceses of Ontario, Canada... Read more
Canadian diocese to release list of priests found guilty of sex abuse
The Canadian diocese of Saskatoon has promised to release a list of priests and Church officials found guilty of sexual... Read more
Teen girl killed in stabbing at Canadian Catholic high school
A 17-year-old girl is dead following a stabbing at a Catholic high school near Edmonton Monday morning. Read more
Report: Patients being offered assisted suicide in apparent policy violation
An investigation by a Vancouver, Canada Catholic newspaper has uncovered evidence that at least one of the region’s publicly funded... Read more
Vancouver archbishop asks officials to ease ban on religious services
As religious services in British Columbia are still shut down by government orders, a Catholic archbishop is asking the government... Read more
Canadian student journalist fired for Catholic views charges discrimination
A Catholic student who said his university’s newspaper wrongly fired him for his critical views of homosexuality and transgenderism has... Read more
As assisted suicide continues to rise in Ontario, pro-lifers call for government action
As cases of assisted suicide continue to increase annually in Ontario, pro-life advocates have called on the government to implement... Read more
British Columbia hospice to be evicted over euthanasia opposition
A hospice in Delta, British Columbia is laying off all staff next month as they will be evicted from their... Read more
Canada’s Supreme Court says archdiocese is responsible for orphanage abuse
Canada’s highest court has ruled that the Archdiocese of St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador will be responsible for Mount... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast at age of 76
Pope Francis accepted Friday the resignation of 76-year-old Canadian Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., and confirmed his successor as Archbishop of... Read more
Canadian Catholic bishop resigns at age of 64 ‘for the good of the Church’
Pope Francis accepted Sunday the resignation of a Canadian Catholic bishop at the age of 64. Read more
New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese
A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday. Read more
In grim accounting, Canadian report says assisted suicide saves health care money
A Canadian report has put a dollar figure on legal assisted suicide, claiming that legalization has saved millions of dollars... Read more
Pope Francis appoints bishop in US as administrator of Canadian eparchy
Pope Francis appointed a New Jersey-based bishop as the administrator of a Canadian eparchy Tuesday. Read more
In Canada, new bill would expand euthanasia, assisted suicide, Catholics warn
A bill reintroduced by the Canadian government this month would expand access to euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country... Read more
Ontario bishop announces prayer of reparation for stolen tabernacle
A Canadian bishop has announced a month-long prayer of reparation after the cathedral’s tabernacle was stolen and later found dumped... Read more
Tabernacle found after theft from Ontario cathedral
The tabernacle that was stolen earlier this week from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario was... Read more
