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June 2014

June 10

Vatican: ‘Nothing to worry about’ as tired Pope Francis cancels meetings

June 10, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis canceled a second day of private audiences and his morning Mass on Tuesday (June 10) because of a minor illness, but Vatican officials downplayed speculation about ill health.

June 11

Pope tells traffickers, arms manufacturers that God's judgment will come

June 11, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis denounced those responsible for human trafficking, slave labour and arms manufacturing, saying people producing weapons of war are "merchants of death."

Christians among 500,000 fleeing Mosul after Islamist forces seize city

June 11, 2014

BEIRUT - Church leaders in northern Iraq struggled to find shelter for Christians who were among hundreds of thousands who fled Mosul, the country's second-largest city, after Islamist forces took over much of the town, a Chaldean Catholic archbishop said.

Child porn investigation at Caledonia church

June 11, 2014

Police have seized computers from St. Patrick’s Church in Caledonia, Ont., as part of an ongoing investigation into child pornography.

Italy’s Catholic bishops denounce court ruling that OK’d sperm donors

June 11, 2014

ROME - Italy’s Catholic bishops have condemned a court ruling that lifts a ban on married couples using sperm donors for artificial insemination, likening the move to playing God.

At Angelina Jolie-chaired summit, faith leaders work to end sexual violence

June 11, 2014

LONDON - Religious leaders from across Africa and England came together June 11 to discuss the role clergy should play in preventing and responding to sexual violence.

At Christ the Redeemer, a light and sound display to welcome World Cup

June 11, 2014

SAO PAULO - Hours before the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the main symbols of Brazil, was to welcome the 32 teams competing in the event with a special light and sound program.

Mobilizing the Catholic Voice

June 11, 2014

Catholic Voices is looking for Canadians to speak up for their Catholic faith.

June 12

Canada’s oldest Catholic magazine runs its course

June 12, 2014

TORONTO - Canada’s oldest Catholic print publication, the Jesuits’ Canadian Messenger of the Sacred Heart, will go to print for the final time this month after 124 continuous years in production.

Brazilian bishops give government, World Cup organizers 'red card'

June 12, 2014

SAO PAULO - The Brazilian bishops' conference has given the government and 2014 FIFA World Cup organizers a "red card" for putting the competition above the Brazilian people's basic needs.

Put words in action

June 12, 2014

Seldom does the House of Commons speak as one voice. So Parliament’s recent near-unanimous support of a motion to make palliative care a national priority was encouraging and welcomed. Yet the roar will quickly fade to a whisper without sincere government action to turn this rare cross-party unanimity into meaningful legislation.

Struggling between my two worlds

June 12, 2014

I return to the country of my birth, education and first 28 years every seven or eight months and each time it’s a bittersweet experience. Sweet because I see my closest friends, am wined and dined, rub shoulders with contemporaries who have become newspaper editors, television personalities and leading politicians. Bitter because I have to leave them.

Hamilton school board expresses concerns with Trudeau on abortion stance

June 12, 2014

Hamilton’s Catholic school board has let Liberal leader Justin Trudeau know it is unhappy with his decree that all Liberal candi-dates going forward must be pro choice.

How we deal with adversity reveals our commitment to God

June 12, 2014

Body and Blood of Christ (Year A) June 22 (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; Psalm 147; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-59) Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. If only it were true!

Fr. Lemieux looks to build culture of vocations

June 12, 2014

TORONTO - On the journey toward one’s vocation, Fr. Christopher Lemieux hopes Catholics alter the question “what do I want to do with my life?” to “Lord, what is it you want me to do with my life?”

Our gaze upon our city mirrors Jesus’ on Jerusalem

June 12, 2014

Jesus, it seems, had mixed feelings towards the world. He loved the world, laid down His life for it and challenged us to love the world, even as He criticized it harshly and stated clearly that it was opposed to Him.

Let the World Cup be a celebration of solidarity and peace, Pope says

June 12, 2014

VATICAN CITY - As the World Cup was about to kick off, Pope Francis called on fans and competitors to celebrate the event as an opportunity to promote dialogue, respect and peace.

OECTA sends wrong message by supporting pride parade

June 12, 2014

A Waterloo Catholic school trustee believes Catholic teachers marching in the 2014 World Pride Parade with the support of their union sends a confusing message to students.

Priest killed at Phoenix church was a grad of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom

June 12, 2014

PHOENIX - An attack at a downtown Phoenix church left one priest dead and another critically wounded.

June 13

NCLN combats commodity culture

June 13, 2014

TORONTO - North America’s culture of convenience and commodities is diminishing the dignity of the human person and thus, as St. John Paul II wrote in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, is creating a culture of death.