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Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, is pictured after being made a cardinal by Pope Francis during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 28, 2018.

Pope recognizes martyrdom of Romanian bishops, Italian missionary

VATICAN – Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of an Italian missionary killed in Myanmar and seven Romanian Catholic bishops – one of whom was secretly named a cardinal by St. Paul VI – persecuted during the communist era.
Bishop Felix Genn of Munster, Germany, swings a censer as he celebrates Mass during Catholic Church Day May 10, 2018. The German Catholic Church is "in deep distress," said Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics.

German Catholics 'passing through a deep valley', says prominent lay leader

The German Catholic Church is "in deep distress," said Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, the coordinating body of official German Catholic lay organizations.
This is a photo illustration depicting memento mori, a reminder of one’s death. A new devotional is intended to remind us of our mortality.

Memento mori: ‘Remember your death’

ST. LOUIS – We have one life. What are we doing with it? Are we remembering our death?

Pope Francis is seen during the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in Ariccia, Italy, March 10, 2019.

Corruption is a devastating cancer harming society, Pope Francis says

VATICAN – The constant temptation and cancer of corruption is one of the most devastating illnesses to befall society, Pope Francis said.
Members of a family react outside the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. Forty-nine people were assassinated and at least 40 more are being treated for gunshot wounds following the mosque terror attacks.

Pope leads pilgrims in prayer for victims of Christchurch mosque attack

VATICAN – Pope Francis called on Christians to unite in prayer for the victims of two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead and dozens wounded in one of the worst mass shootings in the country's history.
A painting of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord found in St. Joseph Oratory in Mont Royal, Montreal.

God's Word on Sunday: Path to Heaven built with discipleship

Second Sunday of Lent, March 17 (Year C) Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36

St. Patrick: The man and the legend

St. Patrick: The man and the legend

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated March 17, the day he died in 461.  In honour of one of the more celebrated saints, here are a few items that form part of the fact and legend of the patron saint of Ireland.

Our Lady watches over the horse-drawn sleds bringing building materials across the Rosary Bridge in this painting of the miracle of the ice bridge.

The year Our Lady froze the St. Lawrence

Anyone who has experienced the cold of a Quebec winter, where the wind whipping up the St. Lawrence Valley will chill the bones of even the hardiest of souls and it is a given that the mighty St. Lawrence will freeze over, can be forgiven for thinking a mild winter in this part of Canada is a myth.

Bishops attend the annual plenary assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2016 in Cornwall, Ontario

Canadian bishops' evangelization summit returns to sell out crowd

OTTAWA – After a 15-year hiatus, an evangelization conference organized by Canada’s bishops will return in April and is already sold out.

Michael Dopp, co-founder of Mission of the Redeemer Ministries.

New Evangelization Summit changes tack in time of Church scandal

OTTAWA – When Cardinal Gerald Lacroix speaks at the New Evangelization Summit here May 4, he will address how to share the Good News when the Church is engulfed in bad news.

Sr. Teresa Joseph of the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate her vocation story to more than 700 youth at the annual Ordinandi Youth Event March 5 in Toronto.

Ordinandi, nun share their paths to religious life with youth

Seven-hundred and forty-six kids, Grades 9 to 12, shouted, laughed, sang, prayed. Some of them even cried. They came to the Ordinandi Youth Event for one reason — to hear a story.

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