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November 12, 2018

Church on the Street: In this ‘pop-up’ community, all are one

A visitor to the “pop-up” restaurant in downtown Toronto adds some flute music to the festivities.

A Catholic, a Baptist and a Mennonite walked into a bar and the barman said, “What’s this, some kind of a joke?” 

Published in Register Columnists
November 2, 2018

Canadian Muslims given papal close-up

The Pope greets Mobeen Khaja and his delegation from the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada, including several Catholics, in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 24.

ROME – A delegation of Canadian Muslims experienced a dream come true Oct. 24 when they met Pope Francis after his weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square.

Published in International
October 15, 2018

Religions are meant to build bridges, pursue peace, Pope says

Pope Francis holds up five fingers to represent the Fifth Commandment as he speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 10.
VATICAN – Religions, which are meant to build bridges, contradict their very nature if they stop pursuing the path of peace, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
May 30, 2018

Cardinal accuses U.N. peacekeepers of complicity in Central African attacks

U.N. peacekeeping soldiers patrol alongside women and children in 2015 in Bangui, Central African Republic.
WARSAW, Poland – The head of the Central African Republic's Catholic Church accused United Nations peacekeepers of "conspiring with rebel groups" to inflame Christian-Muslim hostility.
Published in International
July 13, 2017

Holy Land Franciscans build interreligious bridges with Buddhist camp

Venerable Sagarananda Tien and Father James Gardiner, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, talk as children from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp eat lunch July 12 at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington. The Buddhist children spent the afternoon learning about Christianity, St. Francis and the Franciscans as way to understand other traditions and cultures, said Tien.

WASHINGTON – Some of the children seemed fascinated with the life-size scene of Jesus on the cross. Some of the youngest wondered what was happening, why did people look so sad, they asked looking at the scene of Calvary.

Published in International
June 2, 2015

Pope heads to Bosnia as 'brother messenger of peace'

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 27.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said he will dedicate his one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to encouraging a minority Catholic community in the faith, fostering ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, and calling for peace and harmony after the devastations of war.

Published in International
March 2, 2015

Remedy against violence is seeing differences as beneficial, says Pope

Pope Francis gives a blessing as he leads the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 22.

VATICAN CITY - The best antidote to violence is teaching people to discover and accept differences as being valuable, Pope Francis told the bishops of North Africa.

Published in International
November 3, 2014

Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage

Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage

VATICAN CITY - A month after closing a Synod of Bishops on the family stirred by controversy over divorce, same-sex unions and other non-marital relationships, Pope Francis will open an interreligious conference dedicated to traditional marriage.

Published in Vatican