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August 2014

August 6

Religion pushed to side in Canada, Faith in the Public Square conference told

August 6, 2014

TORONTO - Canada's laws and courts promote secularism over religious and moral pluralism, a Montreal university professor said on the opening day of the Faith in the Public Square conference Aug. 5.

U.S. Chaldeans rally in support of Iraq Christians

August 6, 2014

DETROIT - Shouting slogans such as “Obama, Obama, where are you? Iraqi Christians need you!” and “Stop the violence in Iraq!” about 150 protest-ers marched through the streets of downtown Detroit Aug. 1 to call awareness to the violent persecution of Christians in their native land.

August 7

Church leaders staying put despite Libya chaos

August 7, 2014

OXFORD, England - A Catholic official in Libya said Church leaders would remain in the country to support Muslims as well as Christians who remained.

Spanish priest known for working with gangs jailed again in El Salvador

August 7, 2014

SAN SALVADOR - A Salvadoran judge ruled that Spanish Passionist Father Antonio Rodriguez, known for his work in rehabilitating gang members, should remain in jail, accused of various crimes regarding gang activities.

Defend integrity

August 7, 2014

Doctors hold a favoured place in society because they are seen as models of compassion and integrity. They are admired as healers and moral leaders, virtuous people, widely respected. If you can’t trust your doctor, who can you trust?

Pope Francis asks for international action to help Iraq's persecuted Christians

August 7, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis asked Catholics around the world to pray for tens of thousands of Christians from villages in northeastern Iraq who were forced from their homes in the middle of the night by Islamic State militants.

God's natural law supersedes any man-made law, says Chaput

August 7, 2014

TORONTO - Natural law, that which reflects the sense of order God inscribed on humanity upon creation, needs to be recognized by contemporary society as the underpinning of our civil laws.

Demolition begins in the Diocese of Antigonish.

August 7, 2014

In the small township of New Waterford, N.S., a parish has fallen.

August 8

Jesus Youth Canada ‘Called’ to serve

August 8, 2014

TORONTO - Everyone has a calling, says Boban Mathews, and Jesus Youth Canada helps young people find theirs.

Richard Dawkins: Atheism’s asset or liability?

August 8, 2014

It may go down as one of the shortest-lived peace accords on record.

Prayer in motion

August 8, 2014

I looked over at Santos, my dance instructor; he was pouring sweat. I prayed to God I didn’t look the same. The sun was beating down on us and on the blacktop roof where we danc ed salsa. We were at Hav an a Nights, one of the parties Santos and his crew hosted in the summer, bringing a taste of Cuba to Toronto. Our backdrop: the downtown skyline.

Lebanon's Maronite bishops condemn Islamist incursions

August 8, 2014

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite Catholic bishops underscored their "full confidence" in the country's military and security forces as the Lebanese army battled Islamist militants' incursion into Lebanon near the border with Syria.

Air Cadet’s unique hobby takes off

August 8, 2014

TORONTO - High school student Caroline D’Souza is flying high, literally.

Ebola comments prompt Christian backlash against Coulter, Trump and Carson

August 8, 2014

Prominent American conservative voices are criticizing the decision to bring two medical missionaries who contracted Ebola back to the United States for treatment.

Collins says we need reasoned approach like Thomas More

August 8, 2014

Toronto - Cardinal Thomas Collins wants Catholics to follow the example of St. Thomas More and what More can teach us about religion’s role in civil society.

deVeber award named after palliative care pioneer

August 8, 2014

Thomas Andrew Echlin will never know what he started in 1955, when he died at home with his mother just days after he was born.

August 9

St. Ann’s has served Catholics from far, and near

August 9, 2014

TORONTO - A century ago, the faces of Irish immigrants dominated the congregation at St. Ann’s parish.

Garden of Eden exhibit takes artists back to where it all began

August 9, 2014

NEW YORK - If the story of the Garden of Eden is such a common cultural reference point, what more can be said about it?

Prayer discount no longer on the menu at North Carolina diner

August 9, 2014

A Winston-Salem, N.C., diner will no longer dish out discounts along with dinner to praying customers.

Pope Francis' Korea trip a chance for Catholics to renew faith

August 9, 2014

NORTHVILLE, Mich. - When St. John Paul II canonized 103 Korean martyrs in 1984 in Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Alexius Hong was there to attend the canonization Mass.