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July 2023

July 25

Missile attack destroys Transfiguration Cathedral's central altar in Odesa, Ukraine

July 25, 2023

A Russian attack on a key Ukrainian port city has partially destroyed a historic Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage site, prompting international outrage and pledges to rebuild.

July 26

Chaldeans shocked by patriarch’s removal of status

July 26, 2023

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid’s recent decision to revoke the official status of Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako as the head of the Chaldean (Eastern-rite Catholic) Church of Iraq has left the country’s dwindling Christian community and the entire worldwide diaspora deeply hurt, said Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis.

Young adults share Catholic perspective over pints

July 26, 2023

The Toronto archdiocese’s Office of Catholic Youth and St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica Young Adults are spicing up the typical Catholic young adult fellowship evening.

Long way to go on path of reconciliation

July 26, 2023

One year after the historic papal visit to Canada, positive signs abound.

Extreme weather forces Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage cancellation

July 26, 2023

The second half of the 2023 Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage in Alberta, which was scheduled from July 21-27, has been cancelled due to “extreme weather.”

July 27

Peterborough priest facing sex charges

July 27, 2023

A 33-year-old Catholic priest is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference with a minor as a result of an investigation by Peterborough Police Service’s Sexual Offences Unit.

‘Religious women’ have more kids, study shows

July 27, 2023

Strong and active faith in God helps put more religious Canadian women in the family way, says a new report from think tank Cardus.

Verbatim: Interview with a grandmother on the third World Day of Grandparents

July 27, 2023

Archdiocese of Toronto parishioner Cindy Tracey, a grandmother of (soon to be) 25 grandkids, reflects on her unique role in light of the third World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 23.

Editorial: Look only to God for redemption

July 27, 2023

A pithy truth attributed to G.K. Chesterton is that the proof of Original Sin is evident on every city street and the front page of the daily newspaper.

Housing refugees

July 27, 2023

Regarding ‘No quick fix to housing asylum seekers, says ORAT head’ at catholicregister.org, it was so gracious that Tabernacle Church reached out to temporarily house our brothers and sisters with the financial help of Mohamad Fakih.

Canada needs 12 steps back from ‘Affirmative Action’

July 27, 2023

In Civilization – The West and the Rest, historian Niall Ferguson asks why, from about AD 1500, the West was able to rise from being a backwater of illiterate, unhygienic bumpkins to become the greatest civilization the world had ever seen.

Amen to the Eucharist’s simple miracle

July 27, 2023

Walking down a city street, I overheard a real estate agent talking with a prospective buyer about a house on the street. “And when that stone church on the other side gets made into a condominium, the home value will go up,” she reasoned to her customer.

Never too late for authentic conversion

July 27, 2023

Something that my faith has instilled in me is a simple phrase, “it is never too late.” No matter how bad things are, no matter what has happened — there is nothing and no one beyond redemption through the infinite love and mercy of God. It is, I think, a radical aspect of our faith. All that is required, we are told again and again, is to say “Yes” to the invitation to experience that love and mercy.

Criminal inquiry needed into botched abortions

July 27, 2023

Do the letters BBAABA and the number 1,500 mean anything to you? Most likely not. But it’s my hope that they will stick in your mind. Unsettle you. Inspire you to think deeply, share your thoughts about them, take action if you can. And pray.

God's Word on Sunday: Wisdom is wasted if not used wisely

July 27, 2023

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) July 30 (1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52) What if we were offered the fulfillment of one wish? What would we choose? Our choice would say a lot about us and our values.

July 28

Ukraine humanitarian needs grow

July 28, 2023

As the war in Ukraine approaches its 18th month with no end in sight, the humanitarian needs are greater than ever in the war-devastated country, says Anna Dombrovska, Ukraine program coordinator for the pontifical charity Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA).

July 29

WYD pilgrims challenged to be seekers

July 29, 2023

Less than 24 hours before her departure for Portugal on July 13, Isabel Correa, national coordinator for the Canadian delegation to World Youth Day (WYD), appeared to exemplify something of the Biblical verse that is the theme for this year’s pilgrimage, “Mary arose and went with haste.”

It’s been a full 40 years for Winnipeg archbishop

July 29, 2023

Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon said his 40 years of service to the Canadian Catholic Church, first as a priest and then as a bishop, “has gone by so quickly and is so full of events and people.”

July 30

Of bots and men: AI and the Church

July 30, 2023

In the brave new world of artificial intelligence, many have raised questions and voiced fears about AI’s potential to surpass human intelligence and bypass human agency.

July 31

Catholics hope WYD will boost lay people’s involvement with Portuguese church

July 31, 2023

With 80% of people identifying as Catholic, Portugal is among the countries with the highest church presence in Europe. The signs of the nation's intimate relationship with Catholicism are visible all across Lisbon, where thousands of youth have already arrived for World Youth Day. Pope Francis is joining them Aug. 2-6.