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April 2019

April 1

Fight against sex abuse involves ‘spiritual combat,’ Pope says

April 1, 2019

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME — To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in "spiritual combat," because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said.

Pope: Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace

April 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, Pope Francis said.

Luke Stocking: Radical times call for a radical family

April 1, 2019

“Too bad the global climate strike happened while you guys were on March break,” I teased my son.

God's Word on Sunday: There is no future in living in the past

April 1, 2019

Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 7 (Year C) Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 The motto of God could well be “I am about to do a new thing!”

Canadian nun, sexologist: Catholics must increase their sexual maturity

April 1, 2019

QUEBEC CITY - A Canadian nun with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology said the sex abuse crisis in the church does not mean "the end of faith" but rather "the end of a lack of formation and the end of deviance," and a call to return to Jesus' message of love.

April 2

‘Make a ruckus,' Pope tells young people in letter

April 2, 2019

VATICAN CITY — The sex abuse crisis, a history of sexism and an overly narrow focus on a small number of moral issues can keep young people away from the Church, Pope Francis wrote in a new apostolic exhortation.

Archbishops give Development and Peace a ‘solidarity’ push

April 2, 2019

Development and Peace is assuring donors a review of the practices of 52 partner agencies will end soon while two archbishops are going the extra mile to support the Catholic development agency.

Quebec’s Bill 21 puts religious freedom at risk

April 2, 2019

OTTAWA - In pursuit of a secular state, Quebec is wrong to limit religious freedom, said the president of Quebec’s assembly of bishops after the province tabled a controversial bill that will bar many provincial employees from wearing religious clothing and symbols on the job.

April 3

‘We have to get to the bottom of this’: Archbishop Lépine

April 3, 2019

The Archdiocese of Montreal and four smaller dioceses within its ecclesiastical province have enlisted a former judge to conduct an external audit of files on the sexual abuse of minors dating back to 1950.

Church urged to take lead in protecting youth online

April 3, 2019

Children are in danger and Jesuit Fr. Hans Zollner believes the Catholic Church is uniquely placed to protect them.

Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday with prisoners

April 3, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper with prisoners in Velletri, about 36 miles south of Rome.

April 4

Defending the faith starts with listening

April 4, 2019

Young Catholics are being challenged with tough questions about their faith. Vlad Mamaradlo, lecturing on the practical world of apologetics, recalled a story of a woman who found herself in the middle of an abortion debate at work because a co-worker asked her why she was pro-life.

Rejecting appeal, Vatican hands down final ruling against Guam bishop

April 4, 2019

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has rejected an appeal by the now-former Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, upholding its judgment of finding him guilty of abuse against minors.

No justification for abuses, cover-up, Chilean bishop says

April 4, 2019

VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church in Chile must do everything possible to repair the damage caused by clergy sexual abuse and subsequent cover-up, and accept the decision of the courts investigating cases, the new apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Santiago said.

Pope urges media to fight fake news with objective, accurate reporting

April 4, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told a group of journalists to deliver facts and objective reporting, not fake news and rumors.

Toronto students connect with old Church in Europe

April 4, 2019

Jacob Boodoo hadn’t set foot on a plane since he was two years old so boarding a flight to Europe during March break was already an adventure for the 16-year-old.

Speaking Out: What I learned from Genesis

April 4, 2019

This year, I decided to read the Bible all the way through, starting at the book of Genesis.

Editorial: A shameful law

April 4, 2019

A recent cover of The Catholic Register featured a heartbreaking picture of a tearful woman in a hijab being comforted in the wake of the New Zealand mosque attacks.

Robert Kinghorn: Numbers can’t measure the blessings of street

April 4, 2019

There’s a saying statisticians love to trot out when questioned on the value of their surveys. “You are what you measure.”

April 5

The Rwandan genocide: Twenty-five years later

April 5, 2019

Just 25 years after Leo Kabalisa lost his parents, his brothers, his uncles, his aunts and most of his friends in 100 days of frenzied killing in Rwanda, he is seeing a rising tide of Rwandan genocide denial, justification, equivocation and outright amnesia.