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VATICAN CITY -- The Legionaries of Christ vowed to cooperate with an investigation after a report stated that the congregation failed to address sexual abuse and cover-ups at one of its prestigious schools in Mexico.
Catholic groups condemn reconstruction failure 10 years after Haiti's killer quake
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholic organizations and their allies in Haitian civil society are condemning their own government and the international community on the 10th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake that left the country in ruins.
Germany's synodal assembly a step to rebuilding church's credibility
By Catholic News ServiceFRANKFURT, Germany -- Catholic leaders in Germany have compiled responses from lay Catholics in areas related to who holds power in the church, sexual morals, the role of priests and the place of women in church offices in preparation for an upcoming synodal assembly to debate church reforms.
Hospice faces deadline on assisted suicide
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- A heated debate about whether a 10-bed hospice in Delta, B.C., should offer assisted suicide may come to a climax in February.
Rise in organ donations raises ethical issues
By CNA/EWTN NewsOTTAWA -- Increasing numbers of people killed by euthanasia are supplying a “boon” for organ transplant surgeries in Canada, according to an Ottawa newspaper. But politicians and ethicists say the practice is “rather horrifying” and raises questions of “coercion.”
Brother’s heavenly baking is TV’s best
By Richard Szczepanowski, Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Br. Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking needs to be checked.
Scholar sharing his ‘gift’ in Edmonton
By Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Fr. Ian Boyd is a man of many titles — a pioneering scholar, a world traveller and a compassionate spiritual director.
Making churches dementia-friendly
ByOTTAWA -- An Ottawa man is on a mission to make Canadian places of worship more welcoming to the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who suffer from dementia.
More than statistics: Ontario government prepares new poverty reduction plan
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Ontario government is inviting public input as it drafts a new five-year poverty reduction strategy.
Sex, marriage, love ... and St. Augustine
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf you think St. Augustine instilled the Church with phobias about sex, you probably don’t understand St. Augustine, PhD student Meghan Bowen told an audience of theology students Jan. 9 at Regis College in Toronto.
A world on edge: Middle East tensions rising
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn the wake of rising tensions in the Middle East which have seen the assassination of Iran’s top general and the downing of a civilian airliner, Canada can expect an escalation of refugee applications, say representative of aid agencies familiar with the region.