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November 2022

November 7

French cardinal admits to abusing teen girl 35 years ago

November 7, 2022

LOURDES, France (CNS) - French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, former head of the French bishops' conference, admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.

Classes to resume Tuesday

November 7, 2022

As the Government of Ontario and striking support workers agreed to head back to the bargaining table, school boards across Ontario will begin welcoming students back to class Tuesday morning.

November 8

Despair over declining numbers shows lack of faith, pope tells religious

November 8, 2022

Aging or declining membership should prompt members of religious orders to ask, "What do we do?" but not to despair, Pope Francis said.

Pope accepts resignation of German bishop who cheated elderly woman

November 8, 2022

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Aachen Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Bündgens, 66, who was convicted of taking nearly $128,000 from an acquaintance believed to be suffering from dementia.

November 9

Pope blesses Schmalz’s begging statue'

November 9, 2022

Pope Francis blessed a statue by renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz that will be used in conjunction with a Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity project to build homes for 10,000 people.

November 10

All is given, all is received

November 10, 2022

“Our manuscript has gone safe to the Printer.” So wrote Sheldon Vanauken (“Van”) in A Severe Mercy, after his beloved wife’s painful and young death.

Editorial: Leo XIII’s wisdom

November 10, 2022

If last week’s chaos that descended on Ontario schools, their pupils, families, and employees proves anything, it’s how the language of rights can lead to grievous wrongs.

Ukrainian bishops call for solidarity fast

November 10, 2022

Canada’s Ukrainian Catholic bishops are asking all Catholics for prayers, charitable giving and three days of fasting Nov. 24 to 26 in solidarity with Ukrainians living with food shortages and facing days without heat, light or water as Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure, especially Ukraine’s power grid.

Treating Alzheimer’s as a matter of degree

November 10, 2022

Getting a university degree at age 84 is a bit unusual. Preparing to start a Master’s program at 85 is a rarity. Doing all this while diagnosed with Alzheimer’s is stunning.

Crypto technology a moment for ‘hope,’ entrepreneur says

November 10, 2022

A Catholic author and entrepreneur is inviting the Church to engage with new technologies poised to revolutionize not only finance, but society itself.

Pope helped facilitate Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange

November 10, 2022

Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia.

U.S. archeparchy's auxiliary bishop named auxiliary for Winnipeg archeparchy

November 10, 2022

Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Andriy Rabiy of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia as auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

November 11

Surprise support for anti-MAiD campaign

November 11, 2022

One of Canada’s leading supporters of Medical Assistance in Dying is in favour of an anti-MAiD campaign launched by the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada and backed by Ontario’s bishops.

It’s back to the future for new Toronto chancellor

November 11, 2022

As John Mulhall officially began his tenure as the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Chancellor for Temporal Affairs Oct. 31, his main task was looking to the past.

Vatican confirms it is opening abuse investigation of French cardinal

November 11, 2022

The Vatican has decided to open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the retired archbishop of Bordeaux, who admitted in a public letter that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.

Poverty produced by senseless war

November 11, 2022

War produces tremendous poverty, and its violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis said.

November 12

Is the Catholic Church prepared for Canada’s immigration influx?

November 12, 2022

A new era of mass immigration to Canada, one that will see 500,000 newcomers per year by 2025, is good news for the Catholic Church in this country.

November 13

Welcome a smaller Church of intense belief

November 13, 2022

The Catholic Church is in decline. That’s the takeaway from a Statistics Canada report released in October. It found that in the past 10 years the number of Catholics in Canada declined by two million souls. It seems straightforward enough, but I’m not sure what it means.

November 14

New hotline established to help with access to palliative care

November 14, 2022

Getting the best care, the right care, for friends, family or self isn’t always easy. But the Archdiocese of Toronto is trying to make it easier with the new HopeLine for palliative care support.

November 15

Study the Faith in prayer, live life in loving service: an antidote to secularism

November 15, 2022

The full text of the address delivered by Cardinal Collins' at the 43rd annual Cardinal's Dinner on November 15, 2022.