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February 2014

February 27

Tacloban recovery slow as residents confront questions about the future

February 27, 2014

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A small sign — a sheet of paper printed from a computer — announces "We're now open" on the front door of Matthew's Meat Shop on Real Street, across from some of the most devastated communities in this typhoon-ravaged city.

Deacon guilty of child porn

February 27, 2014

William Kokesch, a deacon in the Montreal archdiocese, plead guilty in court on Feb. 21 to the possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography.

Vatican theologians OK alleged miracle attributed to Pope Paul VI

February 27, 2014

ROME - Vatican theologians have given their approval to a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope Paul VI, moving him a step closer to sainthood.

Pope Francis says Church needs better bishops

February 27, 2014

VATICAN CITY - In another strongly worded message to the Catholic hierarchy, Pope Francis told the Vatican body that vets nominees for bishops that they need to find him better candidates to send to dioceses around the world.

February 28

A polarized debate

February 28, 2014

The Supreme Court has given Canadians a year to figure out how they want to deal with prostitution and so far the answers have ranged from nothing to police crackdowns and new criminal laws.

Teens crave role models

February 28, 2014

Many of the people we meet influence our lives in some way. But growing up Catholic, I’ve realized that Catholic teens have a hard time finding someone they can look up to.

School ‘unplugs’ to send TV to Cambodia

February 28, 2014

TERRACE, B.C. - Students and staff of Veritas School in Terrace took an electronic fast from Feb. 3-6 to raise money to purchase a television for a Cambodian school in need.

Pope urges sympathy, outreach to couples whose marriages fail

February 28, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Those who recognize marriage as a sacrament, a divine blessing and a reflection of God's love for humanity should have even greater sympathy for husbands and wives whose relationships have failed, Pope Francis said.

Self-esteem sends girls to poor house

February 28, 2014

Owning the latest gadget or wearing the most chic fashion can give teens some much-needed confidence, but it can also cloud their financial judgment.

Conference teaches pro-life apologetics

February 28, 2014

TORONTO - High school students flocked to Toronto’s University of St. Michael’s College to learn how they can engage with what Paul Klotz calls “the most important human rights and social justice issue of our time” — the right to life.

Cardinal outlines possible paths to Communion for divorced, remarried

February 28, 2014

VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church needs to find a way to offer healing, strength and salvation to Catholics whose marriages have failed, who are committed to making a new union work and who long to do so within the Church and with the grace of Communion, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the world's cardinals.