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November 2019

November 16

St. Vincent de Paul Society looks for personal touch

November 16, 2019

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul plans to take its operations to the next level as it moves into the new decade.

Bishop Thomas Dowd: Documentary sets stage for challenging dialogue

November 16, 2019

The fall meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops brought with it an unexpected invitation. The group SNAP (Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests) organized a viewing in Cornwall of the documentary Prey, a film that sheds light on the predatory actions of Hod Marshall, a now-deceased Basilian priest who was convicted for sexually abusing minors.

November 17

God's Word on Sunday: There are no shortcuts to life-giving path

November 17, 2019

Christ the King, Nov. 24 (Year C) 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 The most effective way that God can teach us a lesson is to give us what we ask for.

Housing costs put squeeze on food banks

November 17, 2019

A new study echoes what several others have found since the implementation of the Canada Child Benefit: poverty is declining in Canada with a significant drop in food insecurity among low-income families.

Murders of six Jesuits continue to inspire mission of defending the poor

November 17, 2019

WASHINGTON -- No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe.

Uplift Day makes life a little easier for needy

November 17, 2019

EDMONTON -- Zeny David will have warm clothing this winter and still be able to afford groceries.

Southdown making it easier to access help

November 17, 2019

One of the world’s leading institutes treating the mental health of clergy, religious and lay people in full-time ministry is getting a little closer to the people it serves. The Southdown Institute will open an outpatient clinic in North York on Nov. 20.

November 18

Pope Francis: Each Christian should have a friend who is poor

November 18, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The poor are the church's treasure because they give every Christian a chance to "speak the same language as Jesus, that of love," Pope Francis said, celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor.

Pope Francis blesses hands of doctors, nurses at pediatric hospital

November 18, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The pained faces of children with serious medical conditions and the suffering of their families should inspire doctors and nurses to serve with passion and enthusiasm, Pope Francis said.

More must be done to include women in church bodies, Pope Francis says

November 18, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Although people may have different ways of praying or of serving their parish or the poor, the Catholic Church needs laity, priests, religious, parishes and lay movements to collaborate in order to be truly "catholic," Pope Francis said.

Efforts to protect life include promoting disarmament, Pope Francis says

November 18, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- A commitment to defending and protecting human life requires a commitment to ending wars and to promoting nuclear disarmament, Pope Francis said.

Lebanon's Catholic leaders urge protesters to remain peaceful, civilized

November 18, 2019

BEIRUT -- While Lebanon continues to be engulfed in a massive protest movement, the country's Catholic leaders called on demonstrators to be peaceful and civilized.

November 19

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified at Peoria cathedral

November 19, 2019

PEORIA, Ill. -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov. 18.

St. Francis Table escapes fire that engulfed Parkdale restaurant

November 19, 2019

St. Francis Table in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood is shutting its doors for a few days following a three-alarm blaze that engulfed its neighbour early in the morning Nov. 19.

Pro-government mob storms Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers

November 19, 2019

MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan church authorities have reclaimed control of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the national capital, Managua, after a pro-government mob burst into the building, which was hosting a group of mothers holding a hunger strike to demand the release of the political-prisoner children.

November 20

Pope Francis warmly welcomed to Thailand

November 20, 2019

BANGKOK -- Arriving in Thailand after an 11-hour flight, Pope Francis was greeted by 11 children -- one for each of the country's dioceses.

Pope Francis prays for Vietnamese migrants found dead in U.K.

November 20, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- In a message to young Catholics in Vietnam, Pope Francis offered prayers for a group of Vietnamese migrants who died while being smuggled into Great Britain in late October.

Speaking Out: Words don’t alter Catholic teaching

November 20, 2019

Months of heated debate ended at a recent Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) meeting when trustees voted to include new terms into the board’s code of conduct.

Holiness within reach for all, says evangelist

November 20, 2019

Anthony Hamon closed his eyes and pictured his friend. He suddenly realized the truth in Catholic lay evangelist Patrick Sullivan’s words: someone in your life needs you to be holy.

Vatican advocates for two states in Holy Land amid U.S. reversal

November 20, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican reiterated its call for a two-state solution in the Holy Land after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the United States would no longer recognize the illegality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.