After nearly a year of restrictions and several months of churches closed to public worship, Archbishop J. Michael Miller is asking the B.C. government to give Catholic churches the same … Continued
Story updated Feb. 24 with new information about patient transfers. Story is developing. Unanswered questions – at least for the public – abound in in the final days of the … Continued
B.C. health officials are facing continued calls to lift the ban on worship services. Riverside Calvary Chapel, Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church, and the Free Reformed Church of Chilliwack are waiting … Continued
Last November the forecast for the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s annual fundraising campaign was that up to 25 per cent of usual donations would dry up. Instead it rained, thanks to the … Continued
The pandemic may have put a new look on Ash Wednesday this year, but it didn’t discourage Catholics from starting the season of Lent with the traditional receiving of ashes. … Continued
The restrictions imposed during the pandemic are straining our mental health, especially if we were barely hanging on before, says a Catholic therapist who is seeing the impact first-hand. “Things … Continued
Fluorescent green is becoming the unofficial colour of pro-life activism at St. Joseph’s Parish in Port Moody. Father Mark McGuckin said his parish is ordering several brightly-coloured T-shirts with “Pro-life” … Continued
Indigenous leaders from across Canada say they have “grave concerns” about efforts to expand the availability of assisted suicide, warning it will have “a lasting impact on our vulnerable populations.” … Continued
Catholic lawyers in the Archdiocese of Vancouver are adding their voices to the growing numbers calling for the B.C. government to end its ban on worship services. The St. Thomas … Continued
Story updated Feb. 9 to include reaction from St. Thomas More Collegiate. The Archdiocese of Vancouver issued a response to a proposed class-action lawsuit made public Monday involving allegations of … Continued