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October 2019

October 25

Activists want poverty at top of agenda

October 25, 2019

OTTAWA -- On a wet and damp October Thursday on a pathway that goes under a street in downtown Ottawa near the Rideau Centre shopping mall not far from Parliament Hill, a group of people huddled in sleeping bags and blankets to fight off the chill.

Fr. Walsh lived life of service

October 25, 2019

A select circle of Fr. John Walsh’s oldest friends used to call him Jeeves. He had played the role of the uber-competent, deadpan butler in a student play in his seminary days.

Brazilian bishop claims Pope Benedict opened path to women deacons

October 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- A change to the Code of Canon Law made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 provides a canonical path to allow the ordination of women deacons, a Brazilian bishop said.

Quebec education bill proposes abolishing religious committee

October 25, 2019

QUEBEC CITY -- Many experts fear new Quebec government legislation on education will further diminish religion and spirituality from the province’s schools.

Vatican Museums unveils Amazon exhibit

October 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- With the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in the final stretch, the Vatican Museums unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the people, customs and Catholic faith in the Amazon.

Luke Stocking: When it comes to politics, I am Catholic

October 25, 2019

I spent the two Sundays before election day handing out small booklets entitled “For Heaven’s Sake, Vote!” to parishioners after Mass. The booklet is a federal election guide published by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Pope Francis says synod statues were recovered undamaged

October 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis apologized that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River.

October 26

Christians face new threat in Syria

October 26, 2019

For Christians in Syria and Iraq, Turkey’s invasion into Syria could be the tipping point to drive them out and hasten the end of Middle-East Christianity, fears Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Canada Bawai Soro.

We Scare Hunger drive aims for milestone haul

October 26, 2019

The thought of near-empty shelves at the local food bank is too much to bear for high school student Aeva Alexandrovich.

Parish bucks the trend with expansion

October 26, 2019

At a time when church attendance is declining, parishioners of St. Mark’s parish faced a good problem — their church was too small.

Bishop Robert Barron: Newman’s many sides created a saintly figure

October 26, 2019

I’m still basking in the glow of the splendid Mass of canonization Oct. 13, presided over by Pope Francis and attended by tens of thousands of bishops, priests and faithful from all over the world.

October 27

God's Word on Sunday: Wisdom puts creation in proper context

October 27, 2019

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 3 (Year C) Wisdom 11:22-12:2; Psalm 145; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-10 Not all theologies are helpful to us or give God proper honour.

Catholic school accused of racial profiling

October 27, 2019

EDMONTON -- A dispute over a student’s head covering at an Edmonton Catholic school has led to an apology from the school division, but his mother remains unsatisfied and has rallied supporters to back her allegations of racism at the school.

Unique retirement home for religious and lay people officially opens

October 27, 2019

The Presentation Manor dream caught Sr. Joan Missiaen of Our Lady’s Missionaries a bit by surprise.

‘Little miracles’ live on

October 27, 2019

VANCOUVER -- Eldrizah Empuerto was shocked and trembling when she found out she was pregnant in the fall of 2001.

October 28

Amazon synod supports married priests for Amazon

October 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- While highlighting the gift of celibacy and the need for celibate priests in the Amazon region, the final document of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon has urged Pope Francis to allow the priestly ordination of married deacons to serve in remote areas.

Pope Francis: Christians must shun self-worship

October 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God's creation must be treated "not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust in God," Pope Francis said.

Synod calls for more ministry roles for women, but not diaconate

October 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although they stopped short of calling for women deacons.

Pope Francis renames the Vatican 'Secret' Archives

October 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

Angelus: Church cannot remain indifferent to cry of the poor

October 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- After listening to indigenous people and church leaders at the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, the Catholic Church cannot remain indifferent to the suffering of the region's people, Pope Francis said.