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November 2018

November 5

Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal challenged by extremist group in Pakistan Supreme Court

November 5, 2018

MANCHESTER, England – The acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy is to be challenged in the country's Supreme Court, according to her husband.

Figure of Speech: Selfies and looking beyond the lens

November 5, 2018

Recently I Googled the term “selfie” and determined quickly that no further research into the matter was needed. What I found were endless varieties of scantily clad self-representations, with very little analysis about why anyone would transmit these images about themselves, or what the images were meant to suggest other than an easily accessible sexuality occurring in epidemic proportions (79 million images on Instagram alone that fall into this category).

Church on the Street: Friends stand by with help and prayers

November 5, 2018

“I’m going down east to try to be reconciled with my father.”

Jenny Cafiso: ‘Bridging borders’ worth the price for Hondurans

November 5, 2018

More than 7,000 Honduran migrants including children have crossed the Guatemalan and Mexican borders and are marching toward the United States. Some people, including the American president, are describing them as murderers, rapists, “very bad criminals.” Helicopters are hovering over them, while the border patrol and the military have been alerted. There are calls to close the border.

The Register Archive: ‘Crisis of faith’ prompts Leger to resign

November 5, 2018

Cardinal Paul-Emile Leger was Canada’s most prominent prelate in the 1950s and ‘60s. Surprisingly, he resigned Nov. 9, 1967 and for the next 24 years, until his death in 1991 at age 87, he dedicated himself to service in the Third World, though he returned to Montreal several times. Here is how he explained his departure in The Register issue of Nov. 18, 1967.

ISARC makes their case for welfare reform

November 5, 2018

As Ontario Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod gets set to reveal her welfare reform package on Nov. 8, the people who run Ontario’s food banks, shelters and volunteer supports for poor families are urging the provincial government to restore the basic income pilot project.

November 6

Fr. Tony Van Hee arrested for violating abortion bubble zone

November 6, 2018

OTTAWA – Constitutional lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos will represent an 83-year old Catholic priest who was arrested Oct. 24 for violating Ontario’s abortion bubble zone law.

Pope Francis focuses on 'good politics' for 2019 World Peace Day

November 6, 2018

VATICAN – The world will not have peace without people having mutual trust and respecting each other's word, the Vatican said as it announced Pope Francis' 2019 World Peace Day message would focus on "good politics."

Have zero tolerance to child abuse, Pope tells French bishops

November 6, 2018

VATICAN – Pope Francis encouraged bishops in France to be determined in their fight against child abuse and implement "zero tolerance" against known abusers.

Readers Speak Out: November 4, 2018

November 6, 2018

Gruesome attack As a Muslim, I categorically condemn the gruesome act of violence perpetrated at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, taking away the lives of 11 innocent worshipers.

Buffalo diocese expands list of credibly accused clerics after documents leaked

November 6, 2018

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Diocese of Buffalo is adding to their public list of clergy with credible allegations of sexual abuse against a minor.

United Nations condemns treatment of homeless people in San Francisco

November 6, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO – As San Francisco prepares to consider a ballot measure to boost taxes for services to aid the homeless, a U.N. investigator has classed the treatment of the homeless in San Francisco and the Bay Area as a human rights violation.

Brazil's newly elected Catholic president promises conservative moral agenda

November 6, 2018

SAO PAULO – Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, a Catholic who campaigned to rid the nation of corruption, will take office Jan. 1 with a conservative moral agenda.

Ethiopia's first female president welcomed by bishops

November 6, 2018

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia's bishops welcomed the election of the nation's first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, and said they were pleased that women "are getting their rightful place in the development of the country."

Canada urged to grant asylum to Asia Bibi and her family

November 6, 2018

OTTAWA – Canada is being urged to give asylum to Asia Bibi and her family after Pakistan’s Supreme Court cleared her of blasphemy charges, resulting in widespread rioting by Islamic extremists.

Parliament of the World’s Religions tackles peace, tough issues at week-long summit

November 6, 2018

As delegates from nearly 80 countries gathered in Toronto for the Parliament of the World’s Religions they were confronted with the common failure of all the world’s faiths — the failure to find peace.

Parliament of the World’s Religions explores how feminism and faith can, and must, co-exist

November 6, 2018

Religion has not always been a woman’s ally.

November 7

Catholic leaders in Holy Land ask Israel to repeal controversial law

November 7, 2018

JERUSALEM – The controversial Israeli Nation State law must be repealed because non-Jews also are citizens of Israel, said the Catholic ordinaries of the Holy Land.

Christians must take ‘risk of faith’ to help those in need, says Cardinal Collins

November 7, 2018

Welcoming the stranger can sometimes be a risk of faith, but it is a risk that Christians are called to take, said Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins.

Canadian refugee plan falls short, advocates say

November 7, 2018

OTTAWA – The Canadian government needs to speed the processing for refugee claimants and raise the number of government-sponsored refugees, say advocates.