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October 13, 2020

Mexican president again asks Pope for apology for 1521 conquest

Pope Francis meets with Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, wife of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, during a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 10, 2020. The president's wife delivered a letter from the president asking Pope Francis to apologize for the church's role in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has asked Pope Francis to apologize for the church's role in the conquest of the Americas. It's the second time he has made such a request of the Pope in less than two years.

Published in International
March 7, 2019

America’s first saint a compelling story

Cover of 'Elizabeth Seton: American Saint.

Elizabeth Seton: American Saint by Catherine O’Donnell (Cornell University Press, 552 pages, hardcover, $37.44 on Amazon.ca)

Published in Arts News
April 6, 2017

Global Catholic population tops 1.28 billion; half are in 10 countries

The Philippines is one of 10 countries with the most Catholics that account for almost 56 percent of the world's Catholic population, the Vatican reported.

VATICAN CITY – Taken together, the 10 countries with the most Catholics account for almost 56 per cent of the world's Catholic population, the Vatican reported.

Published in Faith
August 31, 2016

Cardinal Lacroix: Church dedicated to mercy can help heal Americas

Cardinal Gerald C. Lacroix of Quebec walks with his crosier following a Dec. 12 Mass for the opening of the Holy Door in Notre-Dame Cathedral. Lacroix said a church dedicated to mercy can help heal war-torn countries in the Americas.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A church dedicated to carrying out acts of mercy can help heal countries in the Americas torn by war, economic struggles and cultural and political divisions, Quebec Cardinal Gerald Lacroix said at the conclusion of a regional gathering of church leaders in Colombia.

Published in International