OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged continued support for religious freedom, promising $9 million to help persecuted religious minorities.
Iraq’s Christians still in dire need of help
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - One year after the Islamic State’s invasion of Iraq forced more than 120,000 Iraqi Christians to flee ancient homelands with little except their clothes, most continue to live in poverty and chaos.
If God’s house is divided, it’s headed for ruin
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - To win the world for Jesus Christ, Christians must overcome divisions among themselves, Franciscan Father Dmitri Sala told the Fire and Fusion Conference here Aug. 6.
Protecting the environment goes beyond climate change
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhether motivated by Canadian garbage, Canadian mines or devastating typhoons linked to global warming, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical has emboldened the fight in the Philippines for environmental justice, said an advisor to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
Pope creates exarchate for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada
By Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has established an apostolic exarchate, the precursor to a diocese, for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada and has named their current Toronto-based chaplain, Fr. Jose Kalluvelil, a bishop and head of the exarchate.
Synod’s task is to open hearts to Church views on family
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterPope Francis is asking for prayers and hoping for miracles ahead of this October’s Synod on the Family.
At 20, Radio Maria undergoes a facelift
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Fr. Augusto Menichelli was saying Mass at Toronto’s St. Charles Church last year when he noticed two new faces in the pews. Later, the two men introduced themselves and set Menichelli’s life on a new course.
D&P, bishops developing protocol to deal with social media attacks
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Canadian Catholic Organizations for Development and Peace will model its statement of principles on the “CRS Guiding Principles” developed by the American Catholic aid agency Catholic Relief Services.
Covenant House calls on Ontario government to do more to fight sex trafficking
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Canada's largest homeless youth agency is calling on Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to adopt a broader, more co-ordinated approach to combat the scourge of sex trafficking.
Truth and Reconciliation positive for First Nations
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterAlthough a national poll showed Canada appears divided on the value of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Catholic Church leaders said a positive impact has already been felt among native communities.
D&P names David Leduc its new executive director
By Catholic Register StaffMONTREAL - The Canadian bishops' development agency has named its newest leader.