Anna Farrow

Two widows discovered the hard way that despite the Biblical imperative to look after the “widows and orphans,” most churches don’t know how to provide that help.

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When Terry Vanderpool moved from Texas to Alberta two years ago, the biggest adjustment wasn’t to the cold winters. It was to the cold shoulder given the Catholic Church in Canada. Vanderpool made the move when his wife, Sinda, was appointed president and vice-chancellor of St. Mary’s University in...

As the Canada Post strike drags on into a third week, Canadian charities worry it is the needy people they serve that will bear the brunt of the protracted labor dispute.

This week, The Catholic Register shifts its editorial page from opinion to obituary to honour the soul, spirit and devotion to faith of the late Fred Henry, Bishop Emeritus of Calgary. In place of passing comment on the passing moments of the day, we stand aside to meditate on the legacy of a remarkable Catholic leader who, as our writer Anna Farrow notes, was partisan only in his passion for Holy Mother Church and her people. Our editorial, Verbatim and letter of the week will return next week.

Durham MP Jamil Jivani has joined forces with a group of Protestant pastors to ignite a national conversation on the challenges faced by Canadian Christians in the public square – just as Quebec’s premier is threatening to ban all prayer in public spaces.

Has Quebec Premier François Legault pushed too far with his assertion that public prayer should be banned in the province? A disparate group that includes the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec (AÉCQ), legal scholars and the federal government say Legault has crossed a line with his most recent...

It is a stereotype that Filipinos love to sing, but it is a stereotype the parishioners of the Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal (FCMM) willingly embrace and use to spread Christmas joy.

For over a year, Canadian Catholic Indigenous faithful have been gathering online each month to pray the Rosary in the different Indigenous languages of Canada.

In the early days of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Mary Ann Glendon unexpectedly encountered the Holy Father at Casa Marta on her way down to breakfast.