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April 16, 2017

Iraqi immigrant mother holds to faith, heritage in U.S.

Maureen Antwan practices with the Holy Family Mission children's choir at a church in Phoenix March 25. Her family fled Iraq in 2004 out of fear of war and persecution.

PHOENIX – Chaldean immigrant Maureen Antwan wants two things for her children – for them to keep the faith and do well in school.

Published in International
July 14, 2015

Jordan bank of river where Jesus baptized declared UNESCO heritage site

Pope Francis makes the Sign of the Cross in 2014 after praying at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, which UNESCO just declared a World Heritage site and the location of Jesus' baptism.

JERUSALEM - UNESCO declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan River, as a World Heritage site and the location of Jesus' baptism.

Published in International
June 21, 2015

Historic Quebec churches no longer untouchable

Fr. Pierre Gingras, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Quebec City, is pictured in a late May photo. Despite being a heritage church, the archdiocese planned to close it because of dwindling membership and massive repairs.

QUEBEC CITY - With the decision to close one of its largest and most important churches, the Archdiocese of Quebec is sending a clear message: The future of even the most majestic churches cannot be guaranteed any more.

Published in Canada
June 3, 2015

Historic Windsor’s church is added to endangered places list

Assumption Church in Windsor, Ont., has been added to The National Trust’s Top Ten Endangered Places list.

WINDSOR, Ont. - Our Lady of Assumption Church has been placed on Canada’s 2015 Top Ten Endangered Places list.

Published in Canada
May 3, 2015

Eucharist at the heart of Catholic education

The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life, and that is evident in the Catholic school system.

GUELPH, ONT. - In increasingly secular Ontario, the debate about the real or perceived distinctiveness of Catholic education rages on.

Published in Catholic Education
April 20, 2015

ISIS committing ‘cultural genocide’ by damaging ancient relics

From left, Sascha Priewe, Clemens Reichel and Patrick Graham take part in a panel discussion on the cultural genocide taking place at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The discussion took place April 14 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

TORONTO - Not only is the Islamic State causing catastrophic human tragedy throughout Syria and Iraq, it is engaged in a “cultural genocide” as it destroys anything in its way that is not part of its idea of Islam, said Sascha Priewe.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA