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August 2022

August 2

Bucharest Archdiocese welcomes order to demolish building near cathedral

August 2, 2022

Romanian officials have ordered the demolition of a 20-story office building overshadowing Bucharest's Catholic cathedral, 10 years after a ruling that it was built illegally and endangers the historic landmark.

Biden continues construction along parts of border wall started by Trump

August 2, 2022

Some border residents and organizations are speaking out against the Biden administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed plans to fill in gaps of a border wall to keep migrants out near Yuma, Arizona.

August 3

Author unites faith, science in new book

August 3, 2022

David Goulet’s Halos Rising challenges Catholic youth to envision the future of sainthood.

Soar high with Christ

August 3, 2022

Standing out from the final day of Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to foster reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples was his remarks to Inuit youth in Iqaluit.

Ontario nurse given religious exemption for vaccine

August 3, 2022

It’s unclear as to whether an Ontario nurse who received a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination based on Catholic faith will set a precedent for others arguing on similar grounds.

August 4

Camp helps newcomers adjust to new life

August 4, 2022

While with students at a local park during a summer day camp for newcomers and their families, English as a Second Language (ESL) resource teacher Christine Ignas was handed a cell phone. It was the father from one of the families in the camp who wanted to speak with her.

Saint Paul’s boosts immigrant health workers over barriers

August 4, 2022

Like many internationally trained health-care professionals who immigrate to Canada, Dr. Sahar Zohni struggled to find a clear pathway into the Canadian medical system.

Helping youth toward gender reality

August 4, 2022

I don’t need to tell you that gender confusion is rampant among our youth today. Only 10 years ago, when I would ask an audience of adults or youth, everyone knew someone who was same-sex attracted, but no one knew someone who was experiencing gender dysphoria or identified as “trans.” Now everyone knows some young person fairly close to them in that situation: a son, daughter, nephew, niece, grandchild. Why?

The West should be a cardinal point

August 4, 2022

Pope Francis will lead a consistory to install new cardinals on Aug. 27. The 16 new cardinal electors, eligible to vote in the next election of a pope, come from surprising places, and many are involved with people on society’s margins. As observers note, the men this Pope has named princes of the Church often have no pretensions to royalty. They are God’s servants in the vineyard of life.

Editorial: One papal flaw -- genocide?

August 4, 2022

Whether Pope Francis proves correct that the Indian residential school system constituted “genocide,” he erred three times during the concluding media conference for his otherwise near-flawless penitential pilgrimage across Canada.

Readers Speak Out: August 7-14, 2022

August 4, 2022

Lead on, Milloy Kudos to John Milloy for his July 10-17 column “Building a consistent culture of life.”

Ideology threatens Church unity, Pope Francis tells Canadian Jesuits

August 4, 2022

The unity of the Catholic Church's bishops is fundamental in correcting past wrongs and in confronting challenges today, Pope Francis said.

The ineradicable lightness of understanding

August 4, 2022

At a recent convocation ceremony, I closed my commencement address with a reference to one of my favourite stories: that of the famed astronomer Harlow Shapley and his discovery that Argon atoms, which make up one per cent of our atmosphere, never fade. They recirculate indefinitely.

Our Lady’s whispers of motherhood

August 4, 2022

I have never had an easy devotion to Mother Mary. For most of my life it has felt rather contrived. There are a few possible reasons. Growing up in a bookish household meant that spiritual and intellectual pursuits were closely intertwined and many of the expressions of Marian piety were viewed as populist pablum. My mother is a convert and is naturally suspicious of anything smacking of folk religion. My father kept a Rosary in the drawer of his bedside table, but the placement was strategic. He once explained to me that the counting of the beads was a useful sleep aid.

August 5

The many lives of Rabbi Dow Marmur

August 5, 2022

“When I open my eyes in the morning, my tradition bids me to thank God for having restored me to consciousness. Nothing is owed to me. Not only life itself but daily living is a gift to be cherished, acknowledged and appreciated. The primary function of prayer is gratitude and celebration.”

August 6

Fantasy camp turns boys into men of God

August 6, 2022

Welcome to Lumenorus, a mythical realm populated by heroes and villains contesting for dominion over its several kingdoms, the most sought after being the Kingdom of Arcātheos.

August 7

God's Word on Sunday: We thrive only in following God’s way

August 7, 2022

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Aug. 14 (Jeremiah 28:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 12:49-53) Speaking the truth to power is a dangerous and sometimes lethal undertaking. But that is the mission of prophets of God — to tell those in power and the people of the nation what they did not want to hear.

Canadian Sisters drop fossil fuel stocks

August 7, 2022

Another $500 million in Catholic investment funds world wide have been pulled out of oil, gas and coal, including the portfolios of two of Canada’s most prominent religious orders.

August 8

Ambassador says Pope Francis will visit Ukraine before Kazakhstan trip

August 8, 2022

Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See.

August 9

Bioethics institute urges U.K. to review parental rights of very ill kids

August 9, 2022

A Catholic bioethics institute urged the U.K. government to speed up a review of the rights of the parents of sick children after doctors ended the life of a brain-damaged boy against the wishes of his parents.