Browse › 2014 › October

October 2014

October 1

Cardinals wage public dispute over divorce and marriage

October 1, 2014

Public disagreements over whether the Roman Catholic Church can change its teachings on Communion for remarried Catholics are growing sharper on the eve of a major Vatican summit, with conservatives led by U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke making another push against loosening the rules.

Canada rejects UN resolution on native rights

October 1, 2014

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops may have to re-fight a battle with the federal government over the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Poll: Canada should act to alleviate world hunger

October 1, 2014

A third of the people in sub-Saharan Africa are chronically hungry. But, strangely, small-scale farmers, 80 per cent of them women, are the Africans most likely to come up short when trying to feed their families.

Bishops urged to support national dementia strategy

October 1, 2014

OTTAWA - An Ottawa Catholic husband and father whose wife suffers a rare, early onset form of dementia is calling on Canada’s bishops to help advance a national dementia strategy.

Ottawa archbishop investigates U.S. bishop

October 1, 2014

OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast was sent by the Vatican to investigate the bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, according to published reports.

Cardinals urge government to break political deadlock in Hong Kong

October 1, 2014

HONG KONG - The two cardinals in Hong Kong urged the government to solve the present political deadlock after police used force to disperse thousands of unarmed protesters who struggled for full democracy in the city.

October 2

Take time to appreciate what God has given

October 2, 2014

Why is everybody always rushing?

Doctrine of discovery first repudiated in 1537

October 2, 2014

A 30-year effort to get the Pope to take back the words of two 15th century popes got another boost this summer when Leadership Conference of Women Religious, representing about 80 per cent of American sisters, passed a resolution calling on Pope Francis to repudiate the doctrine of discovery.

Zero tolerance

October 2, 2014

In a widely reported statement Pope Francis recently told bishops to protect minors with “utmost care” and warned that anyone who failed would “be held accountable.”

Let’s go back, way back

October 2, 2014

Remember, it’s all about Him

Pope: Life means nothing to terrorists, arms trade root of Mideast woes

October 2, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis opened a three-day summit on the violence and persecution underway in the Middle East, saying arms trafficking was the root cause of many problems in the region.

A Pope visits Queen’s

October 2, 2014

I was not about to miss seeing the pope on our Queen’s University campus. Perhaps not “the” pope — but a pope nonetheless, and surely the first ever papal visit to Kingston.

All politics is local so get out and vote

October 2, 2014

They say all politics is local and that municipal politics is closer to our everyday lives than any level of government. It’s about water, sewage and garbage pickup. It’s about street-light repairs, safe pedestrian crosswalks and parks where our children can play.

The case of the philandering bishop

October 2, 2014

Before I discuss the latest sex scandal to shock the faithful Catholics of Britain, I want to assure you that I am keeping my own sins before my eyes. I do this not to excuse England’s Bishop Kieran Conry, but to take some profit from his bad example, to find the silver lining of contrition in the dark cloud of hypocrisy.

May your Kingdom come, just not yet

October 2, 2014

We’re all guilty of pushing things into the future

Seeking communion with God in the Bible

October 2, 2014

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Oct. 12 (Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14) Modern people climb great mountains simply because they are there and they want to prove themselves. In the ancient world, mountains were frightening and awesome places where human beings encountered God. Isaiah painted a prophetic picture of the encounter for which so many people had yearned.

Hundreds join Ottawa’s inaugural Freedom Walk

October 2, 2014

OTTAWA - Several hundred marchers participated in Ottawa’s first fundraising Freedom Walk Sept. 27 to raise awareness of the fight against human trafficking.

Pope Francis wanted open debate. With clashing cardinals, he’s got it

October 2, 2014

Leading up to a Vatican summit on family life that Pope Francis opens on Sunday (Oct. 5), high-ranking churchmen have fiercely debated church teaching — and criticized each other — in sharp exchanges that offer a ringside seat to the kind of battles that Rome used to keep under wraps.

October 3

East coast pro-lifers to continue despite new government

October 3, 2014

New Brunswick’s pro-life community plans to use the recent election of a pro-abortion Liberal government to reenergize efforts “to stand up for what is right.”

College students flock to university campus for faith

October 3, 2014

College students in Toronto are turning to local universities for what’s lacking on their own school campuses — Catholic chaplaincies.