Just ahead of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 3, priests in the Archdiocese of Vancouver took to video to send their flocks messages of encouragement and inspiration … Continued
Click on a news website, watch a TV news broadcast, or open a newspaper, and you will invariably encounter a story about the adverse psychological effects related to the quasi-quarantine … Continued
This story was updated April 30 to include information that the UBC research project does not makes use of aborted fetal cells. The Archbishop of Vancouver is throwing his personal … Continued
Employees and patrons of eight charities and one prison can breathe a little easier thanks to nearly 2,500 hand-sewn masks donated by local Catholics. In the last three weeks, volunteers … Continued
The bishops of Canada and the U.S. will consecrate their nations to the Blessed Virgin Mary on May 1 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Conference of Catholic … Continued
They can be heard at 7 p.m. every evening: ringing bells, clanging pots, honking horns, and blaring sirens sounding out in support of health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among … Continued
With churches closed and sacraments all but unavailable, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Vancouver are embracing every opportunity they can to live out their faith. Through innovative distancing measures and … Continued
When retired nurse Hedda Canlas first heard about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada, her response was immediate. “Can I volunteer?” she wondered. “Being a nurse,” she explained, “you really … Continued
Though the COVID-19 outbreak has led to the closure of small, enclosed confessionals, it hasn’t stopped the faithful from receiving the sacrament of reconciliation. Priests in the Archdiocese of Vancouver … Continued
A peaceful spiritual event in Vancouver became a traumatizing one when at least a dozen people hijacked an online prayer group with shouting and obscene images. “We were praying the … Continued