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As Fr. Eric Rodrigues celebrated a recent baptism at Holy Name Parish, he was struck by a quiet realization as the sacramental celebration concluded.

Catholic and Christian organizations are expressing appreciation for the federal government’s willingness to refine Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, to remedy religious freedom concerns, but want this spirit more explicitly conveyed in the text of the legislation.

Blessed with the long-running Coats for Kids program and partnerships with Sleep in Heavenly Peace and the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation, Manitoba State Deputy Mark Desjardins of the Knights of Columbus sought an opportunity to unite coats, beds and wheelchairs in a single humanitarian initiative.

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis told The Catholic Register that the Iranian diaspora in Canada has relayed that the interventions by the U.S. and Israel “are a source of joy and cautious optimism”.

Hearteningly, Fr. Roman Ostrovsky, the rector of the Kyiv Three Saints Seminary, has heard multiple Ukrainian soldiers express an interest in the consecrated life once the war with Russia comes to an end.

More than 65 years after it was established, St. Mary’s Parish in Prince George will close July 26, 2026, as the Diocese of Prince George cites declining Mass attendance, financial pressures, and long-term demographic trends.

Thanks to a donation from Tony Comper, the former Bank of Montreal CEO and longtime board chair of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College, a complete first-edition Douay-Rheims Bible now belongs to the institute’s Toronto library.

Blessed Trinity Parish is welcoming a cybersecurity specialist to help parishioners interested in harnessing AI’s unique benefits while staying ever-vigilant against its growing dangers.

A proposed amendment to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, will only create greater uncertainty, said Conservative MP Andrew Lawton.

Canada has “much to share with other countries” when it comes to reconciliation and ministry with Indigenous peoples, says Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith, as he prepares to attend the International Conference on Catholic Indigenous Ministry in New Zealand.