When Catholics from St. Stephen's Parish in Olds saw the devastation in High River they decided they had to do something. Armed with shovels, generators and power-washers, they went down to the flooded town twice this month to help clean up the mess.

Seventy children re-enacted the lives of the saints and became "missionaries in motion" when they took part in the St. Thomas More Parish Vacation Bible School, July 8-12.

The Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, which annually draws tens of thousands of people from across Western and Northern Canada, begins the evening of Saturday, July 20 and continues through to the morning of Thursday, July 25, the feast of St. Anne.

While the town of Castor is known for its duck and geese migration as well as its agriculture and mining industries, Sister Harriet Hermary remembers the people for their special spirit.

Through a life of prayer and active service, the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate are dedicated to sharing their experience of God's compassion, forgiveness and unconditional love.

RED DEER – Magdalene House Society is a charitable organization in Alberta providing a home for the recovery of people who are exploited through human trafficking.

As refugees from Syria's civil war continue to stream into Lebanon, Jordan and other countries, Canadian Catholics are pushing hard to respond on two fronts.

The Christian population in Syria faces a threat of being "wiped out," says CNEWA Canada (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) national secretary Carl Hétu.

After languishing a year in the Senate and a last ditch effort by prominent Liberal senators to kill it, a bill to axe section 13 from the Canadian Human Rights Act has received royal assent.

OTTAWA - The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) has released a study showing that Ontario could save millions of dollars on health care costs through improving palliative care access.