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March 2019

March 19

Spain sees jump in ordinations to priesthood from 2017 to 2018

March 19, 2019

MANCHESTER, England – Ordinations to the priesthood in Spain have soared by 24 percent in the last year.

Historic flooding in American midwest threatening lives, destroying livelihoods

March 19, 2019

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee late March 19 expressed grief over the lives and livelihoods lost and threatened by the historic flooding in the Midwest and offered prayers for recovery.

Liberation theology co-founder supports declaring St. Romero 'doctor of the church'

March 19, 2019

WASHINGTON – One of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America said he supports an effort to declare St. Oscar Romero a doctor of the Catholic Church.

Leah Perrault: God’s heart provides a soft landing

March 19, 2019

Softening is a curious thing. We soften water, counteracting metals and minerals that stain and damage our clothing. We soften edges, to prevent slivers and injuries. We soften butter, to stop it from tearing through bread.

A year later, cloud remains over Development and Peace funding

March 19, 2019

The status of Development and Peace as a Catholic charity in good standing hangs in limbo with no end in sight to a year-old review of some of the agency’s partnership agreements.

Abuse crisis a chance to change ‘future of our Church’

March 19, 2019

American author and theologian Brian Flanagan believes it is natural that victims of sexual abuse remain suspicious of the Church.

Federal budget includes increased funding for protection of churches

March 19, 2019

OTTAWA - Houses of worship are receiving an extra measure of security in Canada’s federal budget.

March 20

The case for Sr. Carmelina's sainthood

March 20, 2019

Twenty-seven years after her death, Sr. Carmelina Tarantino is about to move one step closer to sainthood.

Abuse victim looks for a Church that ‘tries to shed the wall’

March 20, 2019

Leona Huggins keeps telling her story — even though it’s unpleasant and she’s tired of talking about it.

Academy for Life encourages Catholic parents to vaccinate children

March 20, 2019

VATICAN – Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a "clear conscience" that "the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion," said the Pontifical Academy for Life.

March 21

Panel: Empowering women must not come at the cost of femininity, human dignity

March 21, 2019

UNITED NATIONS – Women should not be required to divest themselves of femininity to achieve empowerment and gender equality, according to panelists at a March 19 event at the United Nations.

Peter Stockland: A Gospel moment on the Green Line

March 21, 2019

I’ve begun to call it the Gospel on the Green Line.

Polish cardinal, St. John Paul's aide, defends pontiff's record on sex abuse

March 21, 2019

WARSAW, Poland – A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.

Cathy Majtenyi: Ontario takes hard-hearted approach with autism plan

March 21, 2019

The Ontario government is advancing further along the road of privatization, this time in the area of autism therapies.

Editorial: Safety is a priority

March 21, 2019

Separate terrorist attacks in the past five months have killed 80 people as they worshipped in New Zealand mosques, an American synagogue and a Philippines cathedral. These are just three among hundreds of attacks on worshippers over the past decade.

Readers Speak Out: March 24, 2019

March 21, 2019

Complete picture I commend Fr. Michael Machacek for visiting Toronto parishes to “share information” and help give Catholics “hope” regarding the “horrors of priestly abuse.” But after reading the facts/figures he cites, I suggest that readers google a recent study published by Fr. Paul Sullins, a sociology professor who taught at the Catholic University of America (CUA) for many years. His report is entitled “Is the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse related to Homosexual Priests?”

Pope Francis to sign letter to young people at popular Marian sanctuary

March 21, 2019

VATICAN – The place Pope Francis chose to sign his letter to young people is an important and popular sanctuary housing the Holy House of Loreto.

Speaking Out: My weekend in a monastery

March 21, 2019

This was one February reading week that certainly won’t be forgotten.

Calgary fosters culture of life at TOB conference

March 21, 2019

Calgary’s first Theology of the Body conference was Bishop William McGrattan’s vision in action.

March 22

Access to clean water is a fundamental human right, Pope says

March 22, 2019

VATICAN – Access to clean, fresh water is a fundamental human right that must be defended, especially in poor areas where men, women and children are suffering the deadly effects of climate change, Pope Francis said.