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February 2013

February 1

Anglican bishop ordained a priest

February 1, 2013

OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast has ordained Carl Reid, a former Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) bishop, to the priesthood.

Fear is the faith-killer

February 1, 2013

This semester, I am enrolled in a course on the History of the Reformation, the 16th-century movement led by Martin Luther which caused a break in the Catholic Church and resulted in Protestantism.

Students seek and find God on retreat

February 1, 2013

When Marc Viado, a Grade 11 student at Toronto’s Brebeuf College School, first heard of the school’s Kairos VII retreat, he did not expect much except to be told what to do with his faith. He saw the school’s semi-annual retreat as just another opportunity to skip school.

Harbaugh parents brace for family Super Bowl battle

February 1, 2013

Coaching siblings meet for NFL supremacy

THINKfast raises funds and awareness for a quarter century

February 1, 2013

25-hour fast and fundraiser for youth has spread THINKfast from Ontario to across the country.

February 2

Getting to the heart of Teilhard de Chardin

February 2, 2013

TORONTO - In his new play, The De Chardin Project, actor and writer Adam Seybold draws a line in the sand — or rather two lines in sand — on the stage floor. Playing the pioneering 20th-century scientist theologian and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Seybold dramatically lays down the central fact of de Chardin's life: the cross.

Cardinal Zen to speak on Chinese Church

February 2, 2013

Updated 02/04/13 TORONTO - When Cardinal Joseph Zen comes to Toronto to speak Feb. 7 about “The Church in China: Hope For The 21st Century,” many in Toronto’s Chinese Catholic community will recall the hope he raised in Hong Kong during the 20th century.

Pornography poisons God’s gift of sexuality

February 2, 2013

VANCOUVER - Pornography has become an epidemic that is tearing many Catholic couples apart and, in the process, wounding authentic masculinity and femininity.

Ravens Considine says his Catholic faith plays 'huge role' in life, career

February 2, 2013

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families — God's family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL.

Los Angeles' Cardinal Mahony relieved of public duties for past failure to protect children

February 2, 2013

LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Roger M. Mahony will "no longer have any administrative or public duties" as retired archbishop of Los Angeles because of past failures to protect children from clergy sex abuse, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced Jan. 31.

Philadelphia priest, former teacher both convicted of child sex abuse

February 2, 2013

PHILADELPHIA - A suspended priest and a former Catholic school teacher in Philadelphia were convicted Jan. 30 on several charges related to the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old altar boy that took place from 1998 to 2000.

Year of Faith goes to the heart of campus

February 2, 2013

TORONTO - In the campus ministry context, every year is the Year of Faith, said Josh Canning.

Canada’s beauty reflected in Catholic universities

February 2, 2013

TORONTO - One of the greatest privileges of my life is that my entire postsecondary education occurred at different Catholic universities on three different continents. I was exposed to the variety and beauty of Catholic higher education in general, and the unique identity and mission of Catholic education in particular.

February 3

Why not women priests? The papal theologian explains

February 3, 2013

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In October, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith dismissed Roy Bourgeois from the priesthood because of his participation in the invalid ordination of a woman.

Catholic schools stress faith in recruitment

February 3, 2013

Each year thousands of high school students seek the next step in their educational journey — and there are plenty of options.

Ryerson’s faithful have a place to call their own

February 3, 2013

Downtown Toronto campus opens multi-faith room

Pastoral plan aims for more Catholic presence on campus

February 3, 2013

Archdiocese of Toronto targets community colleges

February 4

MPs want investigation into possible homicide of babies born after botched abortions

February 4, 2013

OTTAWA - Three MPs have created a firestorm by asking the RCMP to investigate as possible homicides the deaths of late-term babies born alive as a result of botched abortions.

Priests offer tips for Catholics long absent from the confessional

February 4, 2013

WASHINGTON - After "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned" -- even if they get that far -- there are millions of Catholics who don't exactly know what to say next.

Chaldean Catholic bishops elect Kirkuk archbishop as new patriarch

February 4, 2013

VATICAN CITY - The new head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ."