The B.C. Catholic

The B.C. Catholic

The B.C. Catholic is the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Survey in Canada: Religious hospitals should not be forced to provide MAiD

Oct 29, 2023 / 08:00 am

A recent survey showed that the majority of people in British Columbia support the right of religiously affiliated health care facilities to reject euthanasia.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, of Vancouver. Credit: Archdiocese of Vancouver

Vancouver archbishop calls attack on Israel ‘serious violation’ of moral, international law

Oct 10, 2023 / 16:00 pm

Commenting from Rome where he is attending the Synod on Synodality, Archbishop J. Michael Miller said called news about the attack “devastating.”

An aerial view shows charred remains on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on Aug. 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Credit: ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images

Canadian bishop calls fire devastation ‘closest image to apocalyptic wasteland I have ever seen’

Aug 22, 2023 / 13:00 pm

After a 12-hour drive to escape the wildfires sweeping through Canada, Bishop Jon Hansen shared the story of his journey in an email update to parishioners.

Two Inuit children return from school past a stop sign written in English in October 2002 in Iqaluit, northern Canada. Iqaluit is the capitol of Nunavut Territory in the Canadian Arctic. Andre Forget/AFP via Getty Images

Retired Calgary bishop demands proof for ‘missing children’ claims

Aug 21, 2023 / 16:25 pm

“Why is the Catholic Church not asking the federal government for proof that even one residential school child is actually missing?” Bishop Fred Henry asked.

The loss of St. Bernard’s Church in Grouard, Alberta, Canada, on May 22, 2023, makes a sad moment for those with memories of the church, said Grouard-McLennan Archbishop Gerard Pettipas. Two men have been arrested in connection with the fire. Credit: Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan photo/B.C. Catholic

Archbishop mourns loss of historic church in Alberta, Canada, destroyed by arson

May 25, 2023 / 12:15 pm

The archbishop of Grouard-McLennan in Northern Alberta says he is saddened but “not overcome” by the loss of a 121-year-old church to arson.