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March 2014

March 6

Think tank with Christian roots to change the lives of eight students

March 6, 2014

You say you want a revolution? The Cardus think tank wants one too, and it plans to help eight young people make it happen.

Vatican medical experts OK reported miracle attributed to archbishop

March 6, 2014

PEORIA, Ill. - A seven-member team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican reported there is no natural explanation for the survival of a child delivered stillborn and whose heart did not start beating until 61 minutes after his birth.

March 7

Quebec wants own foreign aid agency

March 7, 2014

A campaign in Quebec to establish its own international development agency is being welcomed by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace as a possible new source of funding.

Youth, the engine of democracy

March 7, 2014

With the Lenten season beginning and promised sacrifices finalized by the last of the wavering few, I would like to propose an unusual — and perhaps challenging — Lenten promise.

Atheists in court to stop Ground Zero cross

March 7, 2014

NEW YORK - Atheists are challenging plans to include a 17-foot, cross-shaped beam that became a famous symbol of Ground Zero after 9/11 in a display at the national memorial museum that is scheduled to open this spring.

Tapping faith to guide sexuality

March 7, 2014

TORONTO - Every generation needs to talk about sexuality because it is such an important aspect of our lives, says Moira McQueen.

Pope Francis criticized for defensive comments on abuse scandal

March 7, 2014

The Vatican is trying to reassure Catholics and the public that Pope Francis takes the clerical sex abuse crisis seriously in the wake of defensive comments Francis made this week, the first serious bump in the road for a Pope approaching the first anniversary of his election with sky-high approval ratings.

Students told to ‘run the race’ towards God

March 7, 2014

TORONTO - More than 1,300 youth lifted the Lord’s name in praise on March 1 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

March 8

Abuse scandal lingers a quarter century later

March 8, 2014

Twenty-five years on, the case that began the world-wide Catholic sexual abuse scandal is still crawling through the court system and still on the minds of Newfoundland Catholics.

Church treasures saved from sale

March 8, 2014

TORONTO When churches have a stained glass emergency — imagine a rock thrown through hundred-year- old glass — they call Mansu Han, artist, craftsman and stained glass superhero.

March 9

Pro Lifers get their marching orders

March 9, 2014

Looking to build excitement leading into the annual National March for Life, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) has announced this year’s itinerary and list of speakers three months in advance.

Minimum wage debate not going away for Catholics

March 9, 2014

TORONTO - When hundreds of labour-sponsored protesters showed up at Toronto’s Eaton Centre to chant for a $14-per-hour minimum wage, the Liberal government at Queen’s Park had already decided to increase the lowest legal wage from $10.25 to $11 come June 1. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne also declared that no longer would inflation eat away at the minimum wage because yearly increases would be tied to the consumer price index.

Jerusalem divided but shockingly similar

March 9, 2014

TORONTO - When three young women, strangers to each other, were brought together in Jerusalem by an adventurous movie director they were surprised to discover how much they had in common.

March 10

In South Korea in August, Pope will meet Asian youths, beatify martyrs

March 10, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will travel to South Korea in August for Asian Youth Day and to preside over the beatification of a large group of Korean martyrs, the Vatican spokesman said.

Pope names cardinals, lay experts to new Council for the Economy

March 10, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis appointed an international group of eight cardinals -- including U.S. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston -- and seven lay experts in the fields of business, management and finance to be the first members of the Vatican's new Council for the Economy.

Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis opened door to gay civil unions debate

March 10, 2014

NEW YORK - Cardinal Timothy Dolan said March 9 that Pope Francis is asking the Catholic Church to look at the possibility of recognizing civil unions for gay couples, although the Archbishop of New York said that he would be “uncomfortable” if the Church embraced that position.

Catholic officials: Release of kidnapped nuns was answer to prayers

March 10, 2014

BEIRUIT - The release of at least 12 Greek Orthodox nuns who were abducted in Syria in December was an answer to prayers, said regional Catholic officials.

March 11

Economic woes, violence leave Venezuelan charities short of food, meds

March 11, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Deep economic problems and violent demonstrations in Venezuela have left Catholic charities struggling to supply food and medical supplies amid an increase in demand for services, said a top Catholic aid official.

March 12

Vincent DeMarco lived life by four Fs

March 12, 2014

TORONTO - A philanthropist who never flaunted what he had and lived by four F words is how Fr. Bill Scanlon describes Vincent DeMarco.

Ukrainian Catholics fear 'new oppression' after Russian takeover

March 12, 2014

OXFORD, England - A Ukrainian Catholic priest in Crimea said church members are alarmed and frightened by the Russian military occupation and fear their communities might be outlawed again if Russian rule becomes permanent.