TORONTO (CCN)—Now that Canadians have had nine months to tell Ottawa what they want to see in a national poverty reduction strategy, people like Mary Boyd are hoping to increase … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—Mary’s Meals is about lots of little acts of love, says founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow. It is about eight-year-old twins Audrina and Tianna Alles from Oakville, Ont., who donated their … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—Earlier this year protesters in a small Guatemala village blockaded a giant silver mine operated by a Canadian company and for a month stood their ground despite being regularly … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—A Catholic woman has filed a complaint with a Quebec health agency alleging that her husband was denied antibiotics to treat a bladder infection after doctors determined it was … Continued
VANCOUVER— Despite an estimated 900,000 hectares of land being burned in the largest wildfire ever recorded in B.C. history, Catholic institutions have sustained little damage so far. Bishop Joseph … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—Maybe punk music doesn’t mean much to you — not your generation, not your taste, not your concern. Maybe you hate punk, its aggression, its contempt for everything non-punk, … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—An annual three-day 100 km. walking pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-du-Cap in Quebec Sept. 2-4, was inspired by a similar pilgrimage to from Paris to Chartres, France, says an organizer. St. … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—The Catholic Women’s League is raising concerns about the impact the new transgender law will have on freedom of religion and speech. In Aug. 16 letters to the Canadian … Continued
TORONTO (CCN)—With the final numbers in, the Canadian government is kicking in $21.3 million to try to protect 20 million people in Africa and Yemen from imminent starvation, but Canada’s … Continued
OTTAWA (CCN)—Jesuit scholastics who took part in the Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage July 21-August 15 say it fulfilled all their expectations and more. “One of my biggest hopes for the pilgrimage … Continued