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April 2019

April 5

A hundred days in hell

April 5, 2019

The most harrowing interview I ever did was with a man who told me in excellent French that his name was Innocent.

Readers Speak Out: April 7, 2019

April 5, 2019

Nigeria’s Christians Most people know about the massacre that occurred in two mosques in New Zealand, where 50 Muslim worshippers were murdered.

April 6

A year later, it’s still ’Humboldt Strong’

April 6, 2019

It’s been a year since a nation was united in grief, waking up early one spring Saturday morning to the news that a team of young men pursuing their hockey dreams was torn apart in a horrific crash that would claim 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos’ family and leave 13 others with various physical and emotional scars they will carry a lifetime.

April 7

Mary Marrocco: Learning how to turn betrayal upside down

April 7, 2019

How do we not become violent in an age of violence? How can we find another way when in our world, and even in our Church, violence seems to have made such terrible inroads?

God’s Word on Sunday: Difficult times call for attentive listening

April 7, 2019

Passion Sunday, April 14 (Year C) Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 What is the difference between an ordinary person and one who is a prophet, teacher or saint?

April 8

True conversion leads to hope-filled future, Pope says

April 8, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Jesus doesn't hurl stones at sinners but instead shows them that his forgiveness always opens a path forward to a joyful future, Pope Francis said.

Pope urges students to see human actions behind suffering, war

April 8, 2019

VATICAN CITY - God does not play favorites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan's Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.

Bob Brehl: Salvator Mundi painting goes on the lam

April 8, 2019

The art world is abuzz about the whereabouts of the mysterious painting of Jesus Christ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.

Papal commission for protection of minors meets in Rome

April 8, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley told members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors how much Pope Francis appreciated their efforts, particularly their proposal for a summit of leaders of the world's bishops' conferences and for the recently released safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City and the Roman Curia.

April 9

Devil targets those who succumb to despair, negativity, Pope says

April 9, 2019

VATICAN CITY - Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.

Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican

April 9, 2019

VATICAN CITY - To help bring lasting peace to a nation scarred by civil war, Pope Francis was scheduled to speak with and bless leaders from South Sudan gathered for a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.

‘Catholic system will be the next target’

April 9, 2019

Starving Ontario’s school boards of money will eventually lead to the loss of Catholic education, protesters told The Catholic Register during a rally at Queen’s Park.

Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa

April 9, 2019

JERUSALEM - For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa.

Indian police charge bishop with repeatedly raping nun

April 9, 2019

NEW DELHI - Indian police charged Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of repeatedly raping a nun in her rural convent, the Associated Press reported.

April 10

Ontario’s assisted suicides up 78 per cent

April 10, 2019

Ontario was home to 1,499 instances of assisted suicide last year, a 77.8-per-cent increase over 2017, according to numbers released by Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner.

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Venezuelan cardinal fights the good fight

April 10, 2019

Each year in Kingston, we have the honour of hosting our annual St. John Fisher Dinner, a fundraiser which supports the mission of Catholic Christian Outreach at Queen’s University. We invite a distinguished speaker and have been blessed to highlight places where the Church is under persecution.

Holy Week takes months of preparation

April 10, 2019

St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica is bursting at the seams during Holy Week.

Behind the palms

April 10, 2019

Palm leaves and fronds decorate churches everywhere Palm Sunday as Christians prepare for the most solemn time of the liturgical year.

Ombud’s much-delayed arrival met with anger

April 10, 2019

Canada has a new ombudsperson for corporate responsibility abroad, 15 months after the government announced it was creating the post. But unions and NGOs are reacting angrily to uncertainty and limitations over the ombudsperson’s powers to investigate human rights abuses.

Pakistani prime minister tells BBC Asia Bibi has not left for Canada

April 10, 2019

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Asia Bibi remains in the country, negating speculation that she had already joined her family in Canada.