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March 18, 2019

Corruption is a devastating cancer harming society, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis is seen during the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in Ariccia, Italy, March 10, 2019.
VATICAN – The constant temptation and cancer of corruption is one of the most devastating illnesses to befall society, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
March 15, 2019

Canadian bishops' evangelization summit returns to sell out crowd

Bishops attend the annual plenary assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2016 in Cornwall, Ontario

OTTAWA – After a 15-year hiatus, an evangelization conference organized by Canada’s bishops will return in April and is already sold out.

Published in Faith
March 11, 2019

CCO reaching beyond the campus world

Sara Francis, centre, joins her fellow CCO alumni for a wintery walk around Ottawa.

The reach of Catholic Christian Outreach is now reaching even further.

Published in Canada
March 11, 2019

Avoid temptation, don't engage with the devil, Pope says at Angelus

Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption.
VATICAN – When facing temptation, Christians should follow Jesus' example by not engaging in fruitless talk with the father of lies, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
March 7, 2019

God is purifying the church with 'unbearable' pain of abuse scandal, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis hears the confession of a priest March 7, 2019, at Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran. The pope administered the sacrament to several priests during his annual Lenten meeting with the priests of the Diocese of Rome.
ROME – The clerical abuse scandal has caused everyone in the Catholic Church "pain and unbearable suffering," Pope Francis said, but it also is a call to repentance and the renewal of the church.
Published in Faith
March 5, 2019

Mary Marrocco: The gift of tears unlocks healing spirit

The “grace of tears” has been cherished throughout the Christian tradition. Jesus Himself was not immune to tears, as seen in James Tissot’s Jesus Wept.

Her body is thin and tense. It carries the anguish, the hurts and false steps, of years. Her face does not as yet reveal the pain she’s known in her young life. She doesn’t cry. Alone, sometimes, she has bursts of uncontrollable stormy tears. Never the gentle kind and never for long. 

Published in Faith
February 21, 2019

Speaking Out: Homilies that attract youth

Young people listen to the homily during the closing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.

It’s no secret that the Catholic Church is not a “young kids’ game.” 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
February 20, 2019

God loves us like no one else on this Earth, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis greets a boy as he meets the sick and disabled during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 20, 2019.
VATICAN – When speaking to God as a father, Christians experience a love that goes beyond human love and affection, which can be unpredictable and mired by selfishness, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
February 14, 2019

Charles Lewis: For those in pain… keep the faith

Charles Lewis: For those in pain… keep the faith

I am writing this for all who suffer and for those of your family members and friends who suffer with you. In particular, I am writing this for those who, like myself, realize that their suffering may not end soon, or ever end.

Published in Register Columnists
February 14, 2019

Hearts, not just books, need to change to improve liturgy, Pope says

Pope Francis speaks to members of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments during their plenary meeting at the Vatican Feb. 14, 2019. The pope urged the congregation to promote a love of and appreciation for the liturgy, avoiding "sterile ideological polarizations" and attitudes that would view the Mass as a place for "do-it-yourself" adaptations.
VATICAN – The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
February 14, 2019

Pope Francis reflects on changed attitudes toward 'purified' liberation theology

Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez speaks at a press conference at the Vatican May 12. "If anybody had said back then that the prefect of the CDF would have brought Gutierrez to concelebrate with the Pope, they would have taken him for a drunk," the Pope Francis told the Jesuits in Panama Jan. 26.
VATICAN – Time, experience and reflection have "purified" liberation theology and its attempts to make clear what the Gospel says about social injustice, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
February 11, 2019

Mary Marrocco: The priceless power of the gift of self

Sr. Carmelina spent 24 years in hospital.

Our collective annual engagement in gifts at Christmas-time has wound up for the year. Consumer Christmas can be frustrating and painful, but still it recognizes and develops in us the power of gift. 

Published in Faith
February 8, 2019

God's Word on Sunday: When God calls, response is clear

The prophet Isaiah, fresco painted by Michelangelo (1475-1564), Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512) Rome, Vatican

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 10 (Year C) Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Published in Faith
February 7, 2019

Poverty, humility needed to give authentic witness of faith, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican Feb. 7, 2019. In his homily, the pope called on Christians to embrace humility in order to give an authentic witness to the faith.
VATICAN – Those who proclaim the Gospel must embrace humility and poverty to give an authentic witness to faith and not use others to climb the ladder of success, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
January 31, 2019

Editorial: A model for the world

People pray as Pope Francis leads the World Youth Day vigil at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26, 2019.

Young people are not the future of the Church — they are the present.

Published in Editorial
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