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December will mark four years since the Archdiocese of St. John’s launched a comprehensive restructuring process in response to being deemed “vicariously liable” by the Newfoundland Court of Appeal for the physical and sexual abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.

Trocaire (pronounced “throwkara”) is an Irish word for compassion. It is also the name of the Irish wing of Caritas International, the global Catholic charity, and a partner organization to Development and Peace-Caritas Canada (D&P).

In a partnership between Toronto’s Catholic Children’s Aid Society, Catholic Family Services and the Children's Aid Society, a new program is bringing men to the front line in the fight against intimate partner violence.

Bishop Joseph Dabrowski has been appointed the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton.

An Enculturation Week was held in October for international “Fidei Donum” clergy who have recently arrived to serve in the Diocese of Saskatoon, providing orientation and welcome.

At his first Archbishop’s Dinner, Archbishop Richard W. Smith found inspiration in Vancouver residents’ concern with seismic safety, calling Catholics to pray for a different kind of earthquake — a “spiritual” one that topples barriers and rebuilds lives on the love of God.

The Department of Finance has declined to clearly state whether pro-life non-profits will retain or lose their privileged charitable status in the 2025 federal budget to be tabled Nov. 4.

Each time Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski steps onto the field during this year's riveting World Series, he does so as a man who knows that faith, not fame, defines his life.

Blue Door’s Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold program has opened its seasonal housing services across faith-based sites in York Region in the face of a weakening economy and rising homelessness, all while winter looms closer.

A year and a half after her stunning Catholic conversion and miraculous healing from terminal cancer, Canadian podcaster Tammy Peterson’s story of faith, hope and transformation continues to inspire.