Canadian News

A Conservative Party MP suggests the charitable status of every Canadian house of worship and organization advancing religious values could be contingent on the outcome of the next federal election.

Mary's Meals has launched a worldwide emergency campaign in the wake of nearly 21 million children across southern Africa facing malnutrition as poor harvests and some of the worst African droughts in living memory continue to plague countries well into the new year.

On a cold and snowy Feb. 13, Montreal's St. Joseph’s Oratory officially opened a newly constructed, four-level welcome centre to visitors.

The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking (CCEHT) is upping the ante in urging people to shed the false perceptions they may have about this criminal scourge.

Prince Albert RCMP are characterizing the fire that destroyed Sts. Peter and Paul Church Feb. 21, as “suspicious.” But others within the community have no doubt on what is to blame for the church's destruction.

When shopping for a new home, most buyers avoid the poorer areas. For the Claretian priests who recently moved into the rectory at Sacred Heart Church in Vancouver, it was almost a selling point.

A Quebec report on end-of-life care reveals that the province is in a class of its own when it comes to euthanasia, though the rest of Canada is not far behind.

Edmonton Archbishop Richard W. Smith has been appointed by Pope Francis as the next Archbishop of Vancouver, succeeding Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, whose retirement has been accepted by the Holy Father.

Feb. 24 marks a sombre anniversary for Ukrainians, in the home country and in Ukrainian communities throughout the worldwide diasporas.

While away from the airport, Fr. John Mullins, a senior chaplain with the Toronto Airport Catholic Chaplaincy, checked his phone where he saw breaking news of the Delta Air Lines crash as it unfolded Feb. 17.