VATICAN CITY -- Since his election, Pope Francis has made the care and welcoming of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy.
Spread the Word, bishops told
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsCORNWALL, ONT. -- The president of the Pontifical Mission Societies is urging Canada’s Catholic bishops to proclaim the Gospel without fear.
Sr. Carmelina’s cause takes next step
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterToronto takes a major step toward claiming its first saint on Oct. 20 with a Mass to close the initial stage of investigation into the possibility of canonizing Sr. Carmelina Tarantino.
Memories of Mother Teresa burn bright
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- He was about 10 years old when he first met St. Teresa of Calcutta.
Big plans to mark 50 years of diplomacy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsCORNWALL,ONT. -- Celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Holy See will include a visit from a high-ranking Vatican official sometime in the coming year, the apostolic nuncio told Canada’s bishops Sept. 23.
‘Emerging level of angst’ about religious freedom
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsCORNWALL, Ont. -- Religious persecution always has a starting point, a trajectory and like cancer it needs early detection and diagnosis, an Evangelical leader told Canada’s Catholic bishops.
Reconciliation: ‘We’re not there yet’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLONDON, ONT. -- Canada is barely off the starting line when it comes to reconciliation with its Indigenous people, Senator Murray Sinclair told a packed hall at King’s University as the Catholic college kicked off its annual Veritas series of public lectures.
Joint effort puts archives under one roof
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterTwo dioceses in eastern Ontario — one Catholic and one Anglican — along with two religious orders are in talks to share one facility for all four entities’ archival records.
Rosary Bowls planned for Toronto area
By Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Two Rosary Bowls will be celebrated in the Toronto area in October, following the inaugural Canadian Rosary Bowl that drew 800 people to Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park on Aug. 22.
Married priests not a priority item
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA -- Although the question of married priests to serve remote regions of the Amazon has monopolized headlines prior to the upcoming Synod of Bishops, it is not a priority issue, said a Canadian bishop who will participate in the synod.
Czerny ordained bishop by Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Ordaining four new bishops, Pope Francis reminded them that a bishop is first and foremost an apostle, not an administrator who doles out dull discourses.