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May 2015

May 25

More vandalism over weekend at St. Catherine of Siena

May 25, 2015

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Regional Police are investigating another incident of vandalism at St. Catherine of Siena School in Mississauga.

Beatifying one of church's 'best sons' cause for great joy, says Pope

May 25, 2015

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - On the occasion of the beatification of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero, Pope Francis sent a note that was read to those present for the May 23 ceremony.

May 26

Pope, in interview, talks about his daily habits, hopes, concerns

May 26, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said he wants to be remembered as "a good person who tried to do good. I cannot ask for anything more than that."

Canada’s Catholic bishops want in on euthanasia debate

May 26, 2015

OTTAWA - Archbishop Paul-André Durocher has written the Justice Minister requesting that Canada’s Catholic bishops be included in consultations regarding assisted suicide legislation.

Dublin archbishop: Church needs 'reality check' after marriage vote

May 26, 2015

DUBLIN - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has said the Church needs a "reality check" after Irish voters overwhelmingly supported same-sex marriage.

Joe Barnicke stood up for, supported his Catholic faith

May 26, 2015

TORONTO - When it came to supporting the work of his brothers and sisters in Christ, the late Joseph Barnicke could be counted on to put his money where their mouths were.

Vatican bank posts large profit, continues review of account holders

May 26, 2015

VATICAN CITY - The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank, showed a large jump in profits in 2014 as it continued to winnow its accounts.

Police make arrest in suspected hate crime at Mississauga Catholic church

May 26, 2015

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged in connection with alleged hate crimes committed at St. Catherine of Siena Church and its neighbouring elementary school over the past two months.

South Sudan's church leaders: Much of country without governance

May 26, 2015

JUBA, South Sudan - Human rights in South Sudan are abused "on the battlefield and in peaceful areas," and much of the country is without effective governance, church leaders said.

May 27

Pope tells Franciscans to stay true to charism

May 27, 2015

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged Franciscan friars to hold true to their charism of fraternity, humility and poverty and not lose the respect they have earned over the centuries for living up to those ideals.

Study day on synod did not aim to change doctrine, spokesman says

May 27, 2015

VATICAN CITY - The presidents of the bishops' conferences of Germany, France and Switzerland decided their preparation for the Synod of Bishops on the family could benefit from listening to theologians, biblical scholars and canon lawyers from all three countries, said the spokesman for the German bishops.

Dufferin-Peel school first in GTA to be named after Pope Francis

May 27, 2015

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Brampton, Ont., will be home to the first Catholic school in the Greater Toronto Area named after Pope Francis.

CPJ puts positive spin on taxes as way to promote common good

May 27, 2015

OTTAWA - Social justice think tank Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) has issued a report that puts a positive spin on taxes as a way to reduce poverty and clean up the environment.

May 28

Christian meditation integrates faith into daily life

May 28, 2015

You only have to look at the role technology plays in our lives, particularly in the lives of young people, to recognize that we are in an age of instant response and gratification. It is an age of limited analysis where consumerism runs rampant and opinion masquerades as fact.

Nothing so gratifying as the Mass

May 28, 2015

The Nova Scotia weather turns from rain to sunshine and even to a short flurry of hail on a lazy late-May afternoon. The dreary weather lends itself perfectly to an exchange of texts with a good friend.

Biblical events, symbols and fact

May 28, 2015

One of the joys of the Easter season, just concluded, is the ample readings from the Gospel of John. Indeed in the final days of the Easter season, as Pentecost approaches, the Church gives us at Holy Mass the last verses of John, culminating with the summary of the Christian life given to Peter by Jesus: “Follow me!”

God will forever keep His covenant with us

May 28, 2015

Body and Blood of Christ (Year B) June 7 (Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26) When we want to stress the seriousness and solemnity of an agreement or contract, we say that it is “written in blood.”

Toxic tar brush of hate

May 28, 2015

Irish journalist John Waters might be forgiven for skipping the cheering and Guinness-drinking in Dublin after the country’s referendum legalizing gay marriage.

The ultimate wisdom of evolution

May 28, 2015

Evolution, Charles Darwin famously stated, works through the survival of the fittest. Christianity, on the other hand, is committed to the survival of the weakest.

Dictating relativism

May 28, 2015

Of all the rhetoric that followed Ireland’s referendum that legalized same-sex marriage, none was more absurd than the Toronto Star declaring the vote revealed “21st-century Ireland as a model of inclusivity and tolerance.” Nonsense.