NEWS
AMMAN, Jordan -- A group of priests in Lebanon have quarantined themselves while a pair of their elders are fighting coronavirus. A Catholic hospital in another part of the tiny Mediterranean country has also seen a spread of the COVID-19 as fear of the disease grips the cash-strapped nation.
Australia's High Court requests more info before ruling on Cardinal Pell case
By Michael Sainsbury, Catholic News ServiceSYDNEY -- After two days of hearings, the seven judges of Australia's High Court reserved their decision on whether to hear an appeal of Cardinal George Pell's conviction for the 1996 sexual assault of two choir boys.
Vatican closes St. Peter's Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY — In co-operation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists starting March 10 through April 3.
Vatican closes museums as it battles spread of coronavirus
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has instituted new measures and closures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Building blocks for a nation
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterAs we enter the third decade of the 2000s, the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Sudbury can look back 45 years to the elders who set the stage for the growth of Indigenous Studies as a discipline across Canada and, indeed, across the world.
Green Churches keeps eye on the prize
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt’s been a slow process for the Green Churches Network in its aim to be a truly national chain of faith-based organizations bent on improving environmental practices, but it is making small gains every day, said its new director.
Church treasures found in antique shop
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Angie Frizzell’s chance trip to an Edmonton antique mall has uncovered a treasure trove of priceless Catholic artifacts that were mistakenly sold to a dealer and put up for sale.
Statistics don’t tell whole poverty story
ByOTTAWA -- The federal government is touting recent statistics that indicate that the poverty rate in Canada is on a downward spiral, but social justice and anti-poverty groups say the statistics don’t tell the whole story and there is still a lot of work to be done if Canada is going to reduce poverty levels for Indigenous Canadians and those who live in remote areas of the country.
Budget stokes anxiety among Catholics
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Alberta’s Catholic community is sharing in the anxiety over the United Conservative Party (UCP) government’s 2020 budget.
Real ‘spiritual direction’ has defined boundaries
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThat Jean Vanier preyed on women who thought of him as their spiritual director is obviously a serious case of spiritual and sexual abuse. It’s also an illustration of the difference between real spiritual direction and mumbo jumbo, said Montreal-based spiritual director Jesuit Br. Dan Leckman.
For-profit multinational given welfare project
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe job of helping people on welfare in Ontario’s Peel Region to find a job has fallen to the Canadian subsidiary of an Australian multinational.