European Politics

The buzz leading up to the 26th National March for Life in Ottawa on May 11 is very encouraging to event organizers at Campaign Life Coalition.

Shortly after urging people to pray the rosary for peace and entrusting the people of Ukraine to Mary's care, Pope Francis met briefly with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, director of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church.

The legacies of late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack, an Anishnawbe boy who never came home from residential school, are helping to transform Catholic education for the better.

This month we will celebrate Catholic Education Week, a time for the community to recognize the importance of Catholic education in our province, where more than 500,000 students attend 1,135 elementary schools and 219 secondary schools encompassing 29 Catholic school boards.

As First Communion approaches for the St. Demetrius Catholic School community, many members who had fled Ukraine and its war found themselves in need of more than sacramental nourishment.

Bill C-11, one of the most hotly debated pieces of legislation in recent Canadian history, received royal assent and became law on April 27. 

The Sovereign Order of Malta has elected Canadian Fra' John T. Dunlap as its 81st grand master, the first non-European ever to head the order.

Pope Francis is getting personally involved in making sure sacred items and cultural artifacts held in the Vatican Museums are returned to Canadian Indigenous communities.

Moscow is not working with the Vatican to end the war in Ukraine, said a Kremlin spokesperson.

As the death toll in what is becoming known as the "Shakahola starvation massacre" in Kenya hit 110, religious leaders in the region are finding that the majority of victims are children. They also suspect that not all of the victims died from starvation.