August 2019

Charles Lewis: Atheism leaves only an empty feeling

August 28, 2019

It all started innocently enough when I used the expression “children of God” in a recent column. Apparently in this secularized age it is an expression that some find insulting.

Language learning app adds Latin course

August 29, 2019

ROME, Italy (CNA) - Duolingo, the popular free language learning website and app, has launched a Latin course to help its users say “salve” to Latin fluency.

St. Michael's College School gets new principal

August 29, 2019

James McKinnon knows he joins the St. Michael’s College School community at a pivotal time in its storied history, stepping into the cauldron as the school rebounds from a tough 2018-19 year that saw an unexpected glare of scandal tarnish the school’s reputation.

Catholics stay on course on sex-ed

August 29, 2019

Most of the elements of a 2015 sex-ed curriculum introduced by the then-governing Liberals in Ontario and repealed in 2018 by the incoming Progressive Conservative government will remain in a new Health and Physical Education curriculum announced by the province Aug. 21.

South Sudan's bishops praise peace agreement

August 29, 2019

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Catholic bishops in South Sudan praised the recent peace agreement for neighboring Sudan, which has experienced political turmoil since April, when the military ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Catholic officials: Green burial laws might not respect bodies

August 29, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- When archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries director Peter Nobes first heard composting might emerge as an eco-friendly burial alternative, he thought it was a crazy idea.

Bishop Fred Henry: No reason to ban conversion therapy

August 29, 2019

George Orwell wrote in “Politics and the English Language” that “political language ... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

Editorial: It’s good business

August 29, 2019

The top executives from 181 of the richest corporations in America recently signed a one-page document on business ethics that could have been penned by the Pope.

Readers Speak Out: September 1, 2019

August 29, 2019

Anti-Christian bias Re: “Report keeps Jesuit off monument pedestal” (Aug. 11-18): Parks Canada, members of two Indigenous groups and others say that the positioning of figures on the Champlain monument in Orillia is “racist.” They’ve now decided to make changes to it including removing a Jesuit figure as an “example of reconciliation.”

Reported Marian apparitions in Texas a 'fabrication' says bishop

August 30, 2019

FORT WORTH, Texas -- In an Aug. 26 letter to local Catholics, Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth said recent "purported apparitions, messages and miracles" of Mary that he had cautioned Catholics about weeks before "are, in fact, a fabrication."

Why should Catholics care about the Hong Kong protests?

August 30, 2019

HONG KONG, China (CNA) -- The people of Hong Kong are no strangers to political protest.

Alencherry will face trial over land deals, Indian court rules

August 30, 2019

DENVER, Colo. (CNA) -- An Indian court has ruled that Cardinal George Alencherry will stand trial in a case related to controversial land deals in the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly.

Pope Francis greets Mozambique ahead of visit

August 30, 2019

Pope Francis sent a video message to the people of Mozambique Aug. 30 in advance of his arrival in the country Sept. 4.

Week of Aug 30, 2019

August 30, 2019

Tensions amid new appointment in Syro-Malabar archdiocese

August 30, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- In a step designed to quell ongoing controversies, the Vatican announced the appointment of a vicar for the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and Pope Francis conferred on him the personal title of archbishop.

China’s one-child policy will leave lasting damage, expert warns

August 30, 2019

BEIJING, China (CNA) -- Although China announced it was ending its one-child policy in 2015, the effects of the communist regime’s controversial measure will be felt for generations to come, an expert has warned.

Leah Perrault: Making the most of my assumptions

August 30, 2019

Weather was at the front of my minds as I headed out to the lake this summer with four kids in tow while my husband was away working.

King’s taking fresh look at security

August 31, 2019

Security has become such an inflammatory issue on both a political and social level that reasoned debate around the topic seems almost impossible.

Filmmaker Kevin Dunn in Australia continuing fight against euthanasia

August 31, 2019

OTTAWA -- Documentary film producer Kevin Dunn admits he felt a bit depressed after producing two films about euthanasia.

Indigenous voice being heard in curriculum

August 31, 2019

Native studies have come a long way in the last two decades and there are no signs that the pace of change in the program is going to slow down.