The largest shrine to St. Joseph in the world is now the rare recipient of a top Vatican honor. Pope... Read more
Calgary pharmacist Maria Bizecki, who had been fired for refusing to fill prescriptions for the morning-after pill, says Catholics must... Read more
Seeking the peace and quiet needed for their monastic life, the Discalced Carmelites sold their first foundation house in Canada.... Read more
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops were met with skepticism from Canada’s highest-ranking justices when they presented their brief against... Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada began its three-day hearings on same-sex marriage today. The court is expected to hear 28... Read more
Juan Melendez, a native of Puerto Rico, spent 17 years, eight months and one day on death row in Florida... Read more
A thousand voices echoed through the large Montreal cathedral for sung vespers Sept. 25 during the welcoming ceremony for a... Read more
Yet another Canadian province legalized same-sex marriage, making it the sixth jurisdiction in the last 18 months. Read more
The state of Kerala in southern India was the scene Sunday of a new attack on Catholics. This time, the... Read more
Aid to the Church in Need has issued a report saying the Catholic Church in China is growing despite communist... Read more
Late-term abortions should not be made available in Quebec, said the Assembly of Quebec Bishops in a statement Sept. 16.... Read more
The fifth Canadian jurisdiction legalized same-sex marriage last week. Manitoba follows Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory in... Read more
A lesbian couple was granted a same-sex divorce Sept. 13, just 15 months after they were married by an Ontario... Read more
Dozens of Canadian women must travel to the United States to receive late-term abortions. But Quebec health officials are “hopeful”... Read more
The Canadian bishops’ aid and emergency-relief agency says its partner-agencies in Iraq are still operating in the war-torn country, despite... Read more
The world’s largest shrine dedicated to St. Joseph is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Read more
A love story, wrought with the tensions of politics, religion and cultural difference, won four prizes at this year’s Montreal... Read more
A nine-year David-and-Goliath battle, involving Wal-Mart and some Canadian Jesuits, has now become a challenge under the freedom of religion... Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed two judges to the Supreme Court of Canada, whose past rulings indicate that they... Read more
The Church in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, is receiving enough vocations to the priesthood that in a short... Read more