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March 2020

March 1

God's Word on Sunday: We are challenged to trust in God

March 1, 2020

Second Sunday of Lent, March 8 (Year A) Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 33; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9 So much can hang on a simple yes or no response to a calling from God.

Knights earn an assist for Flying Fathers

March 1, 2020

The Flying Fathers’ goal of playing and praying for a better world is getting a much-needed boost from the Knights of Columbus.

Newman at centre of college celebration

March 1, 2020

This year’s Anthony Jordan Lecture Series is celebrating the roots of Newman Theological College.

March 2

Pope Francis skips Lenten retreat with Roman Curia due to a cold

March 2, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Continuing his recovery from a mild cold, Pope Francis said that he would be unable to attend his annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials.

English Catholics to rededicate nation as 'Mary's Dowry'

March 2, 2020

MANCHESTER, England -- Catholics are preparing for the historic rededication of England as "Mary's Dowry" in the hope that it will spur the re-evangelization of their country.

Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus

March 2, 2020

ROME -- As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso

March 2, 2020

OXFORD, England -- Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

March 3

Pope Francis establishes 'climate action' week

March 3, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Saying he wanted to renew his "urgent call to respond to the ecological crisis," Pope Francis asked Catholics around the globe to participate in the international observance of "Laudato Si' Week" May 16-24.

March 4

Abuse rules ordered for lay movements

March 4, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Days after revelations of sexual abuse committed by Jean Vanier, a Vatican abuse expert said organizations led by a charismatic leader who is followed uncritically and commands or demands control over members are at risk for cases of physical, sexual and psychological abuse.

Speaking Out: No better classmate than a real saint

March 4, 2020

As February rolls into March, one of the biggest academic hurdles for high school and university students will be long gone: first semester.

Cardinal Thomas Collins: Bill C-7 makes slope even more slippery

March 4, 2020

The federal government has introduced new legislation expanding the eligibility criteria for euthanasia. The inaccurate term, medical assistance in dying (MAiD), is currently used to describe what this law would allow, but the process is more accurately called euthanasia or assisted suicide.

Proposed amendment in Russia would define marriage as between a man and woman

March 4, 2020

MOSCOW, Russia (CNA) -- A definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is among several amendments to the Russian constitution proposed by president Vladimir Putin.

Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees

March 4, 2020

AMMAN, Jordan -- Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.

March 5

Assisted suicide policies under fire

March 5, 2020

Two Canadian palliative care hospice centres thousands of kilometres apart are standing firm against pressure to start providing medically-induced deaths at their facilities.

Cutting Vanier ties a daunting task

March 5, 2020

The fall from grace of Jean Vanier is leaving school boards, universities, publishers and even his beloved L’Arche organization in a bind.

UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official

March 5, 2020

GENEVA -- A United Nations report addressing gender-based violence and discrimination connected to religious beliefs "is now attacking the very reality it is called to defend," a Vatican representative told a U.N. meeting in Geneva.

Live life, don't squander it, Pope Francis says in WYD 2020 message

March 5, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- The fast-paced nature of the digital age can cause young men and women to focus more on capturing moments for their social media rather than experiencing them, Pope Francis told Catholic young people.

Editorial: Law slipping away

March 5, 2020

In the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that imposed assisted suicide on Canada, the chief justices conceded the need for a “carefully designed system imposing stringent limits” on who would be eligible for a state-sanctioned death.

Readers Speak Out: March 8, 2020

March 5, 2020

Vanier abuses Re: Glen Argan: A lesson for all of us in Vanier’s fall (March 1): Jean Vanier and L’Arche were a huge part of my formative years. As a child and again in my late teens I spent a year at L’Arche in Trosly, France.

Government given more time to change law

March 5, 2020

OTTAWA -- The federal government’s request for a four-month extension to comply with a Quebec court ruling that struck down a key element of Canada’s legal suicide regulations has been granted.