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March 2019

March 7

Summer jobs attestation battle suffers a legal setback

March 7, 2019

OTTAWA – Seven of the eight groups or businesses challenging last year’s pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation on constitutional grounds received a setback in federal court Feb. 22.

Meatless Fridays: A deep dive into the pool of fast-food fish this Lent

March 7, 2019

WASHINGTON – Man does not live on bread alone. But on the Fridays of Lent, he’d better not add meat to the menu.

Winning hearts isn't enough; pro-lifer Alissa Golob is pushing political buttons

March 7, 2019

Coquitlam, B.C. – It wasn’t just her dislike of Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice policies that drove Alissa Golob across Canada in a “NO 2 TRUDEAU” van with an image of his face and an X splashed across the side during the federal election in 2015.

Have a Lent query? YouTube priest has answers

March 7, 2019

Vancouver – Thousands have seen his videos about saints, yoga and wearing one’s Sunday best. Now, the priest of Ask Fr. Nick is back at it again — this time, taking questions about Lent.

Speaking Out: Lessons from Catholic media

March 7, 2019

Recent revelations that Fr. Thomas Rosica admitted to committing plagiarism came as a surprise to me, having over the years read a number of his books and articles.

Winnipeg recruits Catholic creatives for evangelization

March 7, 2019

A new movement is beginning at the Archdiocese of Winnipeg and it’s looking for young creatives to take up this project with them.

God is purifying the church with 'unbearable' pain of abuse scandal, Pope Francis says

March 7, 2019

ROME – The clerical abuse scandal has caused everyone in the Catholic Church "pain and unbearable suffering," Pope Francis said, but it also is a call to repentance and the renewal of the church.

America’s first saint a compelling story

March 7, 2019

Elizabeth Seton: American Saint by Catherine O’Donnell (Cornell University Press, 552 pages, hardcover, $37.44 on Amazon.ca)

March 8

Health and climate change depend on the way food is produced, cooked, Vatican speakers say

March 8, 2019

VATICAN – The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change, a number of speakers said at a Vatican conference on sustainable development.

Christians and Jews must join to fight hatred, promote women, Pope Francis says

March 8, 2019

VATICAN – Engaging in any form of anti-Semitism is a direct contradiction with the Christian faith, Pope Francis said.

Lent is a time to chip away at hypocrisy, Pope Francis says

March 8, 2019

VATICAN – Lent is a time to ask for God's grace to chip away at hypocrisy, which is seen in the natural human attempt to appear "worthier than we are," Pope Francis said.

A cure or a curse? Catholic hospitals weigh pros and cons of Ontario legislation

March 8, 2019

Despite warnings that an overhaul of health care in Ontario could sideline Catholic values and governance, organizations that represent Catholic hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and health services are optimistic they can be players in a more centralized health system.

Canadian David Braid taps into his Catholic roots to turn out a Juno-nominated album

March 8, 2019

A person can get whiplash trying to keep up with the career of David Braid.

Major makeover of Montreal's St. Joseph Oratory to give visitors 'a new experience'

March 8, 2019

MONTREAL – St. Joseph Oratory is about to get a $110 million (US$82 million) makeover under a plan to make the popular site more attractive to tourists.

Bob Brehl: Brexit could bring more 'Troubles'

March 8, 2019

To much of the world, Britain’s clumsy exit from the European Union, slated to begin March 29, is somewhat of a joke. But to the people of a divided Ireland, particularly Catholics and Protestants in the North, it’s a threat to peace.

Church working to help Venezuelans to transitional government

March 8, 2019

LIMA, Peru – Catholic Church leaders in Venezuela say a peaceful transfer of power from embattled President Nicolas Maduro to a transitional government, probably led by National Assembly president Juan Guaido, is the best hope for the crisis-wracked country.

March 9

God's Word on Sunday: It’s a good time to count God’s blessings

March 9, 2019

First Sunday of Lent, March 10 (Year C) Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13

March 10

ShareLife’s goal grows as charity needs expand

March 10, 2019

After topping $13 million for the first time last year, ShareLife is reaching even higher this year as it brings three more agencies under its charitable umbrella.

March 11

Poverty fight a long way from over, activists warn

March 11, 2019

Poverty activists are encouraged by the latest StatsCan numbers showing poverty is on the decline in Canada, but warn that more ambitious programs are needed to end poverty once and for all.

N.Y. court rules Archbishop Fulton Sheen's remains should be transferred to Peoria

March 11, 2019

PEORIA, Ill. – Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced "with great joy" March 5 that the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division ruled 5-0 that the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen should be transferred from New York to the Peoria Diocese.