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May 2018

May 17

New feast day to encourage maternal sense of the Church, Marian piety for the people

May 17, 2018

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church doesn’t often add new celebrations to its pretty full liturgical calendar, but this year’s new feast day, Mary, Mother of the Church on May 21, has Catholics gearing up to mark the day or at least think a little more about Mary.

Migration issue transcends narrow view of security, self-interest, Pope says

May 17, 2018

VATICAN – Diplomats have a duty to uphold human rights for all people, especially those fleeing their countries due to war, poverty and environmental challenges, Pope Francis told new ambassadors to the Vatican.

Every financial decision is a moral choice, Vatican document on economy says

May 17, 2018

VATICAN – Financial and economic decisions -- everything from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence -- are ethical decisions that can be virtuous or sinful, a new Vatican document said.

Meghan Markle's Catholic school celebrates royal wedding

May 17, 2018

WASHINGTON – Royal wedding fever has caught on in many places, but it has a particular soft spot at Immaculate Heart Middle School and High School outside Los Angeles, the school Meghan Markle attended from seventh to 12th grade.

Vanessa Santili-Raimondo: Plastic pollution a sign of failing stewardship

May 17, 2018

When I was 10 years old, I’d spend hours creating posters that screamed out in bold letters: “Save the Whales!”

Glen Argan: As media consumers, we should be wary of fake news

May 17, 2018

“Was this story about love, money, conquest or disaster?” That was the question Gordon Sinclair asked week after week on CBC-TV’s long-running Front Page Challenge. If a news story did not have at least one of those four elements, Sinclair surmised, it might be a story, but it wasn’t news.

Charles Lewis: Tanya Granic Allen deserves a badge of honour

May 17, 2018

I am writing about a friend. Her name is Tanya Granic Allen. I do not normally write about friends or family, but what happened to her at the hands of supposed political allies needs repeating because it was so grotesque and cowardly.

Deacon class includes son of Holocaust survivors

May 17, 2018

For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to the permanent diaconate is something he says he just “fell into.” A look at his story would beg to differ.

Three-year plan puts Toronto Catholic schools to the test

May 17, 2018

A new, three-year pastoral plan will drive Toronto’s 195 Catholic schools and 91,000 Catholic students to a deeper sense of who they are and what they are meant to be, even as campaigning Ontario politicians promise to tinker with school curricula to gain votes.

Church mediates Nicaraguan talks; bishop urges embattle president to change tactics

May 17, 2018

MEXICO CITY – A Nicaraguan bishop urged the country's embattled president to "reconsider" his repression tactics as the country convulses with protests against corruption and authoritarian rule and the Catholic Church tries to play the role of mediator.

May 18

Colombian Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos dies at 88

May 18, 2018

VATICAN – Colombian Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, a longtime Vatican official, died early May 18 in Rome at the age of 88.

Film shows Pope Francis is true to the Word

May 18, 2018

All of us who read this newspaper know that in the beginning was the Word. We all know that the Word was with God and the Word was God. But do we take this description of basic reality seriously enough to concede that the Word has real, practical meaning?

All of Chile's bishops offer resignations after meeting Pope on sex abuse

May 18, 2018

VATICAN – Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.

Christ's disciples will be led where they do not want to go, Pope says

May 18, 2018

VATICAN – Priests are called to love, care for others and prepare for the cross, Pope Francis said.

Malaysian bishops say country can set new course after election

May 18, 2018

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia's bishops have broken their collective silence following the May 9 win by the Mahathir Mohamad-led opposition, calling it a golden opportunity to set the nation on a new course.

Loretto Sisters bring together students in Toronto and Peru

May 18, 2018

It took a trip to Peru for Grade 12 student Carolyn Lee to gain a new appreciation for her classroom in Toronto.

Speaking out: Disheartened by summer jobs funding

May 18, 2018

Because of the Canada Summer Jobs program’s new attestation, the summer camp where I work will run with staffing changes, reduced programming and an increase in registration costs.

Appeal being launched over conscience rights decision on assisted suicide

May 18, 2018

The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada has received permission to appeal a Jan. 31 Ontario Divisional Court decision that would force objecting doctors to refer for assisted suicide.

Q&A: Wim Wender's unexpected film on the Pope

May 18, 2018

In a remarkable life that has progressed from studying film to reviewing films to making films, Wim Wenders has documented the lives of forgotten Cuban jazz musicians (in Buena Vista Social Club), explored the value of truth (in Paris, Texas) asked what really makes us human (in Wings of Desire) and shown us the value of making something, even something as impermanent as dance (in Pina).

May 19

Title X restrictions on Planned Parenthood a 'major victory'

May 19, 2018

WASHINGTON – Pro-life advocates lauded a federal government proposal that aims to remove Title X funding from programs and facilities that promote and perform abortions.