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July 2021

July 8

Pope Francis, bishops call for calm, dialogue after Haitian president killed

July 8, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Condemning the "heinous assassination" of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, Pope Francis urged the people of Haiti to shun violence and make a commitment to dialogue and solidarity as the path to a better future.

Nearly a year after Beirut blast, Maronite leaders still helping residents

July 8, 2021

BEIRUT -- In a flash, people's lives were forever changed shortly after 6 p.m. Aug. 4. And from the moment after the blast, the driving concern for Maronite Catholic Archbishop Paul Abdel Sater was to be beside the people of his archdiocese in their suffering and to keep them in their homes.

July 11

God's Word on Sunday: The Good Shepherd will not let us down

July 11, 2021

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) July 18 (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:30-34) Shepherds appear countless times in the Bible but often in an ambiguous or negative way.

July 12

Hundreds gather outside hospital to greet Pope Francis as he recovers

July 12, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a week after undergoing intestinal surgery.

Pope Francis to remain in hospital 'a few more days,' Vatican says

July 12, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome's Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.

July 13

Syro-Malabar leaders seek answers regarding demolition of Indian church

July 13, 2021

THRISSUR, India -- Syro-Malabar Bishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad, India, urged India's prime minister to facilitate rebuilding of a church demolished by local government officials in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

July 14

Pope Francis released from hospital, prays at Rome basilica

July 14, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.

‘Intolerable’ violence no answer for anger

July 14, 2021

With 20 churches across Canada — mostly Catholic — torched by mid-July in the fallout of the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools, the silence from political leaders has been deafening, says Deacon Andrew Bennett.

New Governor-General a positive step on the path to reconciliation

July 14, 2021

OTTAWA -- The appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s first Indigenous Governor-General is being hailed as a meaningful step towards reconciliation.

Speaking Out: Human rights begin in the womb

July 14, 2021

As the economic successes of the Industrial Age gave way to grandiose advancements of the modern technological era, society was presumed to be a great beacon of civilization. Humans see ourselves as formidable and intelligent as we learn more and more.

We all have our riches and need to use them

July 14, 2021

Like many young people, chartered financial analyst Paul Perrone works in a profession that has little to do with his university studies. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a philosophy degree, a path to the money management industry would have seemed improbable.

Sr. Helena Burns: The sorrow of residential schools

July 14, 2021

Although I don’t feel qualified to speak to the ongoing revelations of life and death at Canada’s residential schools, I would still like to weigh in, and to express my sorrow.

Fr. Stan Swamy led fight for the oppressed

July 14, 2021

THRISSUR, India -- Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy, jailed on dubious terrorism charges since October, died July 5 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai. He was 84.

Saskatchewan bishops launch ‘Catholic TRC Healing Response’ fundraising appeal

July 14, 2021

The Catholic bishops of Saskatchewan have begun accepting donations to its province-wide fund-raising appeal among Catholics for support of residential school survivors and their communities.

Lay Catholic group launches appeal to aid reconciliation effort

July 14, 2021

A national lay effort to raise funds and awareness for reconciliation is rising up out of the grassroots of the Catholic Church in Canada.

Mass restrictions loosen further as of July 16 in Ontario

July 14, 2021

With Ontario moving into Step 3 of its reopening plan as of 12:01 a.m. July 16, there will no longer be capacity limits for places of worship. That won’t mean, however, that churches will be wide open for Mass.

July 15

Schmalz builds as others tear down

July 15, 2021

As the statues fall across the nation, there is little positive sculptor Timothy Schmalz can glean from the anger and destruction.

$60 million settles sexual abuse suit

July 15, 2021

Quebec’s Brothers of the Sacred Heart agreed to pay $60 million to settle two class-action lawsuits on clerical sexual abuse.

Editorial: Misplaced pride

July 15, 2021

“As Minister of Health, I am proud to present Health Canada’s Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying (2020).”

Readers Speak Out: July 18-25, 2021

July 15, 2021

Shared responsibility Canada’s Catholic bishops need to apologize for the Church’s involvement in residential schools, but not because of public pressure or demands by the Indigenous people of Canada, or requests by the prime minister, or even by the Parliament. Rather the bishops need to apologize in order to exemplify the virtue of solidarity, one of the most revered principles of Catholic social teaching.