January 2026

South Sudan bishops warn of genocide, plead for peace as fears of a full-scale war grow

Fredrick Nzwili · January 30, 2026

As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, warning that directing forces to 'spare no lives' is a direct call to genocide amid fighting and mobilization in parts of the country.

Faith on the waterfront: Archbishop meets maritime mission

Nicholas Elbers · January 31, 2026

With the sun shining on the waves, Archbishop Richard Smith made a pastoral visit to Vancouver’s port ministry, accompanying port chaplains in their duties supporting the spiritual welfare of docked seafarers and ship workers.

Editorial

‘God alone is sufficient’

January 31, 2026

In the early days of 2026, a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor news service pinpointed an all-too-often ignored danger of our all-too-pervasive social media environment.

Let love overpower the love of power

Sr. Nancy Brown, SC · January 31, 2026

In the darkness of our current global reality, we long for peace. This longing for peace can be actualized by developing a spirituality of peace which is based on a plan of concrete actions to address today’s struggles.

Society deaf to pro-life call, says Smith

Church must find ‘a language that will reach our contemporaries’

Canadian Catholic News · January 31, 2026

Much of Western society has become “deaf to the word of life spoken not only by the Church but also by science,” Archbishop Richard Smith said at the recent Archbishop’s Annual Mass for Life at Vancouver’s Holy Rosary Cathedral.