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June 2013

June 19

A modern telling of the ‘Little Way’ strikes a chord

June 19, 2013

The book I’m forcing on everyone this month is The Little Way of Ruthie Leming by Rod Dreher.

June 23, 2013 issue

June 19, 2013

Exclusive articles, video, audio and photo galleries in the Catholic Register: Digital Edition for our June 23rd, 2013 issue:

June 20

Doctors protest federal cuts to refugee health care

June 20, 2013

TORONTO - About 300 doctors, nurses and supporters protested on the sidewalks outside of the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Office on June 17 to demand government restore fully-funded health care for refugees.

Canadian-owned mine must be closed, says archbishop

June 20, 2013

The Archbishop of San Salvador is calling for international support in shutting down a Canadian-owned gold mine just across the border in Guatemala.

Prostitution a moral issue, top Court told

June 20, 2013

OTTAWA - Governments have a right to legislate on moral issues and “abhorrence of prostitution” is a common value in society, a lawyer told the Supreme Court of Canada.

June 21

Ursuline sisters fight for worker safety

June 21, 2013

The Ursuline Sisters of the Diocese of London, Ont. have joined a coalition of Canadian investors to demand that Canadian retailers join international efforts to ensure Bangladeshi garment factories meet basic fire and safety standards.

Faith is the fear-killer

June 21, 2013

I had a keen awareness of death as a kid. I know it sounds strange and morbid and probably like a terrible way to begin a column, but it’s true. I was very scared of dying. So much so that I would lie awake at night, still as a stone, sweating through my cowboy-themed sheets thinking about it.

Papal trip to Brazil critical for youth, says theologian

June 21, 2013

MIAMI - Look for strong turnout, robust media interest and unscripted moments as Jorge Mario Bergoglio makes his first trip abroad as Pope Francis when he arrives in Brazil in late July, according to a Brazilian writer and academic.

Parliament says yes to Pope John Paul II Day

June 21, 2013

OTTAWA - A private member’s bill to designate April 2 as Pope John Paul II Day in Canada received all-party support and passed third reading in the House of Commons June 12.

Prayer power battles exam stress

June 21, 2013

It’s that time of the year again — anxiety fills the air, highlighters are getting a workout, cue cards are being organized and empty coffee cups are lining desktops.

June 22

Humanism displayed at the AGO

June 22, 2013

If you’re a Christian, humanism is about God because God became human, created humans and cares about humans.

The human genome is not property

June 22, 2013

A decision by the United States Supreme Court to strike down patents on portions of the human genome is a victory for society that reinforces the moral necessity of keeping our common biological heritage in public hands, said Jesuit genetic researcher Fr. Rob Allore.

June 23

End child welfare ‘crisis’ by adoption, says MP

June 23, 2013

WINDSOR, ONT. - A Member of Parliament is promoting a government adoption tax credit as a way to come to terms with the “crisis in child welfare” and encourage adoption generally.

100 days: Pope Francis off to invigorating start

June 23, 2013

As we mark Pope Francis’ first 100 days in office, it would be impossible to argue that they have been anything other than successful. Some might say wildly successful.

June 24

Brazilian bishops support peaceful protests as World Youth Day nears

June 24, 2013

SAO PAULO - Leaders of the Brazilian bishops' conference announced their support for the massive demonstrations sweeping across South America's largest nation, but declined to say how they might affect World Youth Day activities and the visit of Pope Francis in July.

Historian: Research could 'downsize' potential saint's wartime heroism

June 24, 2013

VATICAN CITY - New research on an Italian candidate for sainthood may "downsize" his importance in saving Jews from the Nazis, but cannot "transform him from a savior of the Jews into a persecutor," said an Italian Jewish historian writing in the Vatican newspaper.

June 25

Former Charlottetown bishop passes away at 71

June 25, 2013

CHARLOTTETOWN - Bishop J. Vernon Fougere, the former bishop of the Prince Edward Island diocese of Charlottetown, passed away in a Charlottetown hospital June 18. He was 71.

Religious freedom demands consistency at home and abroad, says former Vatican ambassador

June 25, 2013

OTTAWA - Canada must ensure it continues to respect religious freedom at home if it wants to coherently defend religious freedom abroad, says the former Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See.

First annual National Aboriginal Prayer Breakfast recognized progress in relations

June 25, 2013

OTTAWA - More than 500 people jammed the ballroom of Ottawa's Chateau Laurier Hotel for the first annual National Aboriginal Prayer Breakfast June 21.

Syrian priest killed during rebel attack on Franciscan convent

June 25, 2013

VATICAN CITY - A 49-year-old Syrian priest and hermit was killed June 23, apparently when a group of rebels attacked the Franciscan Convent of St. Anthony in Ghassanieh, a village in the north near the Turkish border.