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Much like in George Orwell’s 1984, finding truth in our world today is getting tougher all the time as faceless bureaucracies feed us the “alternative facts.”

Opinion: Welcome to '1984' and the real world of alternative facts

One unanticipated consequence of the election of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States has been the rediscovery of a seminal novel first published in 1949. According to The New York Times, George Orwell’s 1984 is being reprinted around the world and is at the top of bestseller lists.

Irish abuse victim Marie Collins, the lone clerical abuse survivor nominated by Pope Francis to sit on the new Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, looks at Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican May 3.

Editorial: There’s more work to be done on Church's sex abuse policies

Pope Francis has been commended frequently as a forceful advocate for reform regarding the Church’s response to clerical sex abuse. But the resignation of a female member of the commission he established to steer those reforms has cast a shadow over his good intentions.

We must find ways of taking care of ourselves as Canadian society accepts euthanasia, writes Charles Lewis.

Comment: Euthanasia’s slippery slope is no longer a fantasy

It was a story that slipped through public consciousness like a shadow, first ominous then quickly evaporated and forgotten.

Bob Brehl writes about the horrific but inspiring martyr story of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas, the patron saints of mothers and expectant mothers.

Comment: Sts. Perpetua, Felicitas’ martyr story is both horrific, inspiring

March 7 is the feast day for Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas — the patron saints of mothers and expectant mothers — and the story of these two courageous martyrs is appropriate to reflect upon.

A man who told police he was from Mauritania is taken into custody Feb. 14 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec.

Editorial: Our Christian duty to care for refugees crossing the border

As Canadians debate how we should respond to a surge in asylum seekers crossing southern borders, Catholics should reflect on recent words from Pope Francis about what he calls the scandal of hypocrisy.

Francis Campbell weighs in on Novas Scotia's teachers' strike and says, maybe, turning the other cheek is the way to go.

Opinion: Turning the other cheek is still good advice

A stately old Nova Scotia landmark was home to its fair share of contemporary drama over the past couple of weeks. The landmark is Province House in downtown Halifax, the place where the Nova Scotia legislature has met since 1819. The three-storey Province House edifice is the longest serving legislative building in Canada.

The Chair of St. Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica features the bronze work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Opinion: Chair of St. Peter strong as ever

VATICAN CITY – The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Feb. 22, is my favourite day to visit St. Peter’s Basilica.

Dorothy Day is one of the great Catholic writers who led Charles Lewis to the Catholic Church.

Comment: Writers who capture beauty of our faith

For many years I have enjoyed a group of Catholic writers who hit their stride roughly in the middle of the 20th century.

It seems that the economic benefits of euthanasia is becoming a louder talking point as the debate rolls on, writes editorial.

Editorial: Doctor-assisted death is a risky business

As society grapples with the rising cost of health care comes word of potential savings of up to $124 million annually from the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It turns out that lethal injection is good business. Who didn’t see this coming?

Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, addresses a rally outside government headquarters in Hong Kong in 2014.

Opinion: Cardinal Joseph Zen is a voice for China’s Catholics

Recent developments regarding the Catholic Church in China brought to mind the Canadian visit of the Chinese Church’s most outspoken pastor in 2013.

Providing guaranteed-income not only makes sense economically, but it's also the Christ-like thing to do., writes editorial.

Editorial: Guaranteed basic income is the Christ-like thing to do

The concept of a guaranteed basic income for the poor has been around at least since St. Thomas More pondered the topic 500 years ago in the court of Henry VIII. Napoleon apparently liked the idea. U.S. founding father Thomas Paine was an active proponent after the American Revolution. Even disgraced president Richard Nixon floated its potential as a means to tackle poverty.

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