NEWS
The fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Russian National Guard amid Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Forum 18, an Oslo, Norway-based news service that covers religious and intellectual freedom violations in several countries.
Proulx fills void in bishop-less New Brunswick diocese
By Canadian Catholic NewsCatholics in Bathurst, N.B., who have been without a bishop since last year, are welcoming a new shepherd.
Pope Francis calls for cease-fire in Holy Land; Vatican-Iranian diplomats talk
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceThe day after Pope Francis called for a cease-fire in the Holy Land, his foreign minister spoke by phone with the foreign minister of Iran, "reiterating the absolute need to avoid escalating the conflict," the Vatican press office said.
No turning back for Fred Lafontaine
By REBECCA DARWENT. Catholic Register SpecialWhen Fred Lafontaine moved to Toronto in 1945, he had $19 in his pocket and was in search of a job. A builder by trade, he had left his family’s farm in La Sarre, Que., which had just been enveloped by more than a foot of snow the night before.
Football’s the dream, but faith is his focal point
By Jean Parietti, OSV NewsIn his second year as an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, Abraham “Abe” Lucas is living his childhood dream. Even so, it’s faith, not football, that’s the most important thing for this self-described “hard-core Catholic.”
As Rupnik investigation reopens, debate continues over use of his art
By Jonathan Luxmoore, OSV NewsTwo days after news broke Father Marko Rupnik was incardinated by Slovenia's Koper diocese, the Vatican announced Oct. 27 that Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on abuse accusations against Father Rupnik to allow for a formal investigation of the case by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Calgary renewal targets mission, witness, family
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAs the new president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Calgary Bishop William McGrattan devoted his October to the Synod on Synodality in Rome, while at the same time his diocese in Canada launched a new five-year pastoral renewal process.
Young Christians a lifeline to Gaza neighbours
By Susan KorahIn a media world that portrays the Israel-Palestine conflict as simple hostility between people of the Judaic and Muslim faiths, the Christian presence in Palestine is minimized or erased.
Safe-injection site slated for former Catholic house
By Anna FarrowBenedict Labre House, a Montreal non-profit that was once a Catholic “house of hospitality,” is at the centre of controversy over plans to operate a novel form of supervised injection site (SIS) at its new centre meters from a day-care and elementary school.