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January 2023

January 19

Editorial: Trust left in dust

January 19, 2023

We can file the latest revelation about political assaults on the Catholic chaplaincy of the Canadian Armed Forces under the heading: “Another one blights the trust.”

Ignorance of the Bible ignores Christ

January 19, 2023

What are some of your favourite stories from the Bible? The Bible is “inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness.

Scottish church condemns government's 'gender obsession' after rare reform veto

January 19, 2023

A spokesman for Scotland's Catholic Church has welcomed the British government's veto of legislation allowing teenagers to change their legally documented sex via a simple self-declaration, and criticized Scottish politicians' "obsession with gender politics."

January 20

The deacon and his ‘big, blue family’

January 20, 2023

Marty Cayer’s business card describes him as Detective/Constable #2023 with the Youth Investigative Unit of the Vancouver Police Department. Since October 2021, however, the 22-year veteran officer has embraced a second vocation he considers even more important: that of a permanent deacon.

The colour of charity

January 20, 2023

A colouring book of famous religious paintings shows the beauty of Christian faith both in art and charity.

God's Word on Sunday: Hearts aligned push back against darkness

January 20, 2023

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Jan. 22 (Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17-18; Matthew 4:12-23) Gloom and God do not go together, for God is life and light. Isaiah’s prophecy was addressed to Galilee and Samaria, who had been crushed by the Assyrian invasion and destruction of the land in 722 B.C. They had indeed walked in darkness, and this contributed to their downfall. Although they had been warned many times through prophecy, they had not heeded the calls to repentance and reform.

Italian publisher releases book of essays by Pope Benedict

January 20, 2023

While the Second Vatican Council gave the Catholic Church a "beautiful" document on the priesthood, "it did not face the fundamental question" of the difference between Catholic and Protestant understandings of ordained ministry, wrote Pope Benedict XVI in an essay published after his death.

January 21

Immigration challenges are Calgary’s opportunity

January 21, 2023

It was February 1984 in Sarajevo. The sporting world migrated to the capital city of Bosnia — at the time Bosnia and Herzegovina constituted a state in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia — for the Winter Olympics.

Going beyond words to reconciliation’s heart

January 21, 2023

Boring, pro-forma, rote recitations of land acknowledgements before every school board meeting, at the start of every school day and at every event just annoy Arriane Chua.

January 23

Vatican funding for charitable works totals $10.7 million in 2022

January 23, 2023

It was a sunny day in Rome Jan. 13 when a truck was fully loaded with supplies. Thermal clothing, power generators and food were put inside with the help of a papal official: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Pope Francis’ almoner.

Tens of thousands turn out for Walk for Life West Coast to speak for unborn

January 23, 2023

The first Walk for Life West Coast since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June drew an outsized crowd of tens of thousands of pro-life supporters, apparently undaunted by California's newly approved constitutional amendment removing all restrictions on abortion.

January 24

Long homilies are 'a disaster,' keep it under 10 minutes, Pope Francis says

January 24, 2023

Lengthy, abstract homilies are "a disaster," so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said.

Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, Pope Francis says

January 24, 2023

The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.

Pope, bishops call for peace as violent protests in Peru turn deadly

January 24, 2023

Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people.

Ukrainian Catholic leader warns against Orthodox ban

January 24, 2023

The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has warned against moves by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government to outlaw Orthodox communities linked to Moscow, and urged his countrymen to "give Russians a chance to repent."

January 25

Pope Francis: Criticism is annoying, but can be helpful

January 25, 2023

Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying -- "like a rash that bothers you a bit," Pope Francis said -- but differences need to be aired and criticism can be helpful, he told the Associated Press.

Catholic health entities see opportunity in 'independent' health care options

January 25, 2023

As the Ontario government rolls out plans for more surgeries outside of hospitals in “independent clinics,” Catholic health-care providers are eyeing the opportunity to expand services and revenue streams, yet remain cautious of warnings that private, for-profit care is a moral minefield persist.

Ouellet denies ‘reprehensible conduct’ as new allegation emerges

January 25, 2023

Cardinal Marc Ouellet has vehemently rejected a new accusation of sexual misconduct involving a female complainant while he led the Archdiocese of Quebec.

January 26

Court rules on Mt. Cashel settlement for abuse cases

January 26, 2023

A Jan. 12 decision by the Newfoundland Labrador Supreme Court is expected to solidify and focus the compensation claims process for the victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.

Alcohol warnings go beyond public health

January 26, 2023

If you know you’re risking cancer, if what you’re doing damages cells throughout your body and degrades your DNA — that basic building block of life that scientist Francis Crick, head of the human genome project, called “the language of God” — would you keep doing it?