NEWS
Bishop calls for an immediate end to bombings in Ethiopia's Tigray region
By Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya -- Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat called for an immediate end to aerial bombardment in Tigray, the Ethiopian region where a deadly conflict has unfolded since last November.
Hamilton anti-racism report seeks change
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAlmost two-thirds of Black students in the Hamilton, Ont., Catholic school board said they feel unsafe in their school, according to a new report.
Czerny calls for renewal of theology in higher learning
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBack in Canada for the first time since receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in 2019, Cardinal Michael Czerny told the theology faculty and students at Toronto’s Regis College they must take up the neglected renewal of theology called for by the Second Vatican Council, St. Pope Paul VI and St. Pope John Paul II.
Canadians urged to make spiritual journey with Indigenous
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs Indigenous elders, youth, knowledge keepers and residential school survivors prepare for their historic meetings with Pope Francis Dec. 17-20, Regina Archbishop Don Bolen is inviting Canadians to journey with them spiritually.
More people, less food for food banks
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt 9 a.m. the line up for the St. Ann’s Church Food Bank in downtown Toronto stretches around the corner and back up to Gerrard Street. At 9:30 they’ve run out of milk and yogurt. At 10 more bags of pre-packed groceries are headed upstairs from the basement to restock tables where food bank patrons pick up their allotment for the week.
Migration in spotlight for Pope’s Greek trip
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will draw the world’s attention to migration once again as he visits Cyprus and Greece in early December.
Mass to mark 500 years of Filipino Christianity
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA Filipino Fiesta can go on a long time, and then into overtime. But given that Filipinos have been Christian for 500 years, it’s no surprise that the quincentennial celebrations in Toronto have stretched out longer than the original plan.
Delegates to get unprecedented access to Pope Francis
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIndigenous delegates to Rome will have at least three hours of direct, face-to-face conversation with Pope Francis spread over four days, topped off with their presence at an hour-long general audience.
Healing demands prayer, action
By Catholic Register StaffWhile the upcoming delegation of Indigenous leaders and Canadian bishops travelling to Rome next month to meet the Pope in Rome is an “important, outward and public sign of a commitment to healing and reconciliation,” Catholics must look inward to answer the call to true healing, said Cardinal Thomas Collins.
Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd
By Catholic News ServiceWAUKESHA, Wis. -- Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade.
Healing, reconciliation focus of Cardinal’s Dinner
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterReconciliation will be the major theme for the annual Cardinal’s Dinner in the Archdiocese of Toronto on Nov. 23.