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Fontaine has been chosen by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to represent Manitoba as part of the First Nations delegation to the Vatican Dec. 17-20.

Archbishop Miller: "In the months and years ahead, we must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and on our brothers and sisters." #synod2023

Canada’s bishops were understandably pleased this week when Pope Francis accepted their invitation to visit Canada on a historic pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation.

This Canadian diocese will be requiring proof of vaccination and identity verification for anyone age 12 or older to attend Mass or other events held at parishes.

This saint not only preached patience with oneself, he also opposed trying to do several things at once.

In recent weeks, the vast majority of us have had the stressful experience of living through the crisis of the COVID-19

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto wrote a letter to Catholic school trustees, saying it was reprehensible for them to reject a reading from the Catholic Catechism about same-sex attraction.

"I pray for women who have had abortions. There have been 60 million abortions in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade. How many mothers (and fathers) does that represent?"

Being pro-immigrant and pro-minority is not the same as being pro-life, says Colleen Roy

The Delta Hospice Society is considering taking its case to determine society membership to the Supreme Court of Canada https://bccatholic.ca//delta-hospice-considers-supreme-cou

The Vatican and China have agreed to extend provisional agreement signed two years ago regarding the appointment of bishops.

The Canadian bishops’ office dedicated to promoting respect for life and family will have a new structure in 2021.

About 150 people gathered outside Holy Rosary Cathedral Sunday to pray for the reopening of churches to public worship. The B.C. government has ordered all worship services suspended for two weeks. Archdiocese of Vancouver #COVID19 #COVIDBC

As we turn people away from our churches, we may have forgotten that one of our pastoral priorities is to Welcome Like We Mean It

A petition calling for full legal protection for the unborn was submitted to the House of Commons

In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Christ tells us to love God.

During this centenary of his birth in 1920 we reached out to two teachers at his namesake school, St. John Paul II Academy in Surrey, for their recollections and memories.

In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, @archbmiller zeroed in on the immense challenges faced by 51 million forgotten men, women, and children who have been forced to migrate within their own national boundaries.

Only one in five U.S. Catholics who are likely to vote say they accept everything the Church teaches, with young adults being more likely than older generations to say they agree with Catholic doctrine, according to a new survey.

Religion contributes more than $67 billion to Canada’s GDP, says a Cardus study.

Pope Francis' remarks on civil unions are making global headlines, but what he actually said in a new documentary needs to be put in context. An analysis of what the Pope said. #PopeFrancis

More than 90 B.C. doctors have joined hundreds of their colleagues across Canada in signing an open letter saying Canada will become the world leader in administering death if Ottawa pushes ahead with Bill C-7 to expand euthanasia to virtually everyone who is sick and suffering in Canada. They make a good point about the irony of governments protecting vulnerable Canadians with COVID-19 restrictions, while placing the sick, suffering, and elderly directly in harm’s way by expanding assisted suicide. MAID to MAD initiative AMM devient MAM

"There are many issues to consider in an election, but they are not all of equal moral weight."