News/Canada
The International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May.
St. John’s closures ‘canonically unsound’
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterHaving ruled that the Archdiocese of St. John’s closing of a number of parishes was canonically unsound, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has further said that civil law does not trump canonical rights.
Abortion push abroad ‘ideological colonization’
By Anna FarrowThe Canadian government continues to allocate billions of dollars for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health rights in the developing world, while slashing funds to other priorities like national defence.
‘A thousand lifetimes of service’
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterFrom humble beginnings when four of their Sisters arrived in Halifax from New York in the mid-19th century, the Sisters of Charity Halifax are set to mark 175 years of service on May 11.
Former trustee feels vindicated by dicastery’s dignity document
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterReading the passages about gender theory written in the new Vatican document Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity) offered Francine Champagne, a former school trustee in Winnipeg, a feeling of vindication.
Calgary finds sheep returning to flock
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAnecdotes, facts and figures spotlighted in the Diocese of Calgary’s 2023 Impact Report, unveiled on April 7, exemplify a Catholic community on the upswing. Based on the data, the most remarkable success story of the previous calendar year was the stupefying rise in sacramental celebrations.
Health Canada finds no wrong in online abortion pill
By Anna FarrowHealth Canada has determined a Canadian non-profit doesn’t directly distribute drugs despite the organization’s claim to have provided the abortion pill to over 100,000 women.
Second St. John’s parish merger revoked
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterFor the second time in a month, the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Clergy has ruled St. John’s Archbishop Peter Hundt did not follow the proper canonical procedure in closing and selling a Catholic parish.
Trustee fights for pro-life flags on Toronto schools
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterToronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustee Mike Del Grande hopes that on April 23, almost 200 TCDSB schools and the Catholic Education Centre will get the go ahead to fly the international pro-life flag annually during May.
Oblate Joannes Rivoire passes
By Catholic Register StaffJoannes Rivoire, the Oblate priest who was accused of sexually assaulting Nunavut children and teenagers, passed away on April 11 at the age of 93 in France, according to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The late Rivoire departed Canada to his native France on Jan. 16, 1993.
Catholics need better understanding of pediatric palliative care
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe health program director for the non-partisan think tank Cardus wants Canadian Catholics to help champion better pediatric palliative care practices.
Rebecca Vachon said that “saturating each parish” with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)’s Horizons of Hope teachings could organically encourage congregants to become effective standard-bearers for pediatric palliative care. The toolkit approaches palliative care through the lens of moral and pastoral theology.