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From left, Maureen Leon, board president of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, scholarship winner Ronald Perinpanayagam and Agnes Thomas, executive director.

Charities’ scholarships focus on special service

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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto is deepening its commitment to support postsecondary learners by awarding five new scholarships — valued at $5,000 apiece —  starting in 2024.

Assumption dialogue tightens interfaith bond

Assumption dialogue tightens interfaith bond

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Assumption University is continuing its tradition under Dr. John Cappucci of fostering Christian-Jewish ecumenical bonds.

Joe Norman Shaw as Joe Buchanan in Faultline

Actor-prof nurtures creative spirit

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The sprawling line of cinephiles who attended the Anatomy of a Fall premiere screening at the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) on Sept. 22 overheard numerous people exiting the Eau Claire Cinemas raving over a feature they viewed.

Manhattan's first perpetual adoration chapel, pictured July 30, 2023, is located securely in the rectory adjacent to St. Joseph Church in Greenwich Village. The 25-seat chapel allows 24-hour access for adorers.

Synod reveals how parish perpetual adoration chapels set hearts on fire

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As the Synod on Synodality continues, the global gathering is providing an opportunity for Catholic leaders to share ideas and initiatives -- some of which dovetail with the aims of the National Eucharistic Revival underway in the United States.

People hold candles during an Oct. 11, 2023, demonstration organized by the Switzerland-Israel Association outside the United Nations in Geneva to protest the attacks by Hamas on Israel.

The Catholic Church and defending against terrorism

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After the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas terrorist, Israel is now at war with Hamas and the security not only of Israel but of Jews worldwide is at stake. Many journalists, politicians and faith leaders have struggled with what to say either staying silent or releasing nebulous statements failing to assign moral responsibility. To navigate all of this we need firm moral principles, a sense of history and some clear-headed realism.

Bishop Shane Mackinlay of Sandhurst, Australia, left, an elected member of the Commission for the Synthesis Report of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, recites morning prayer with Cardinal Joseph Coutts, retired archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan, center, and Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver Oct. 12, 2023, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Synod elects members to oversee synthesis report

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With 364 members and dozens of special guests having the right to speak at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, accurately synthesizing the discussion will be a major undertaking.

Pope Francis prays in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall at the beginning of a working session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, 2023.

Canada has strong presence at Synod

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Relative to its population, Canada is punching above its weight at the Synod on Synodality, currently in its second week in Rome.

A Synod participant watches the choir leading morning prayer on a monitor in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

Pope Francis makes clear: ‘the Church is here for you’

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With the completion of the opening days of the Synod on Synodality having taken place in Rome, a few observations can be offered.

Advocates of zero tolerence for clergy sexual abuse including Peter Isely, right, Tim Law, and Denise Buchanan, attend a march with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and activists near the Vatican in Rome Sept. 27, 2023.

Survivor: Abuse should be seriously addressed by the synod, or not at all

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While the doors of the Synod on Synodality, taking place in the Vatican Oct. 4-29, are closed to journalists and the public, a group of survivors of sexual abuse anxiously awaits news on how the assembly addresses the clerical sexual abuse that affected their lives so painfully.

The light of faith in the darkest places

The light of faith in the darkest places

A two-part special feature section exploring how the church brings light and hope to the dark places of addiction and human trafficking.

Participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops gather in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall for the first working session of the assembly Oct. 4, 2023.

Synod participants discuss formation, building a welcoming church

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The formation of seminarians, the Catholic Church as a welcoming home for all, migration and ecumenism arose as common themes of discussion among participants of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, the Vatican said.

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