Christian unity, Jerusalem peace linked for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![](/images/stories/canada/canada10/wpcu.jpg)
The 102nd Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated Jan. 16 to 22 in Canada.
For the first time the ecumenical team that chose the theme and accompanying prayers for the week-long event is drawn from the churches of Jerusalem — the mother church for all Christians and the city that first witnessed the Resurrection.
Peace Garden's final day marks A-bomb victims
By Catholic Register Staff![Paper lanterns are launched at Nathan Phillips Square during a ceremony commemorating those killed by the atomic bomb blasts that ended the Second World War. The ceremony this year takes place Aug. 6. (Photo by Michael Swan) Toronto City Hall lanterns](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/cityhalllanterns.jpg)
Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae, Hiroshima atom bomb survivors Setsuko Thurlow and Joe Ohori, Juno Award nominee Tom Barlow, the Yakudo Drummers and other community groups will be featured Aug. 6 at the 65th anniversary of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and, three days later, Nagasaki. Aug. 7 the city will begin decommissioning the old Peace Garden.
Homeless left in the cold when it comes to getting medical help
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![homeless](/images/stories/misc/homeless2.jpg)
One in six homeless people in Toronto, 17 per cent, say they need care for a medical condition and haven't been able to get it. Homeless women with dependent children have almost twice as much trouble getting to see a doctor as mothers generally do in Toronto, said the study by Dr. Stephen Hwang of the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital. The study will be published in the August edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
Lack of census data will hurt Catholic entities
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![Canada 2011 Census](/images/stories/canada/canada10/census2011.jpg)
Religious affiliation, language spoken at home, immigration status, marital status and a great deal more is recorded on the long form of the Statistics Canada census, which in the past was sent out to 20 per cent of the population and had to be filled out or the recipient was penalized. Religious affiliation is one of a few categories recorded only every other census, once every 10 years.
Romeo Meleca's 'Pilgrimage of Love'
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register![Romeo Meleca turns 79 a week before he’ll embark on his 29th “Pilgrimage of Love” to the Holy Cross of Teopoli in Gravenhurst, Ont. Meleca says the pilgrimage is a way of thanking God for his family’s blessings and to share the love of God with the sick and those in need. Here, he stands outside his home clad in his trademark red sash, pilgrimage hat and t-shirt. (Photo by Sheila Dabu) Romeo Meleca](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/meleca.jpg)
“I’m always thinking, when I have pain, I think of God, (of) Jesus dying, nailed on the cross. I want to do more and more for Him,” Meleca said, sporting his trademark red banner, a pilgrimage shirt and hat. During the walk, he also carries a wooden cross adorned with a red banner.
Ouellet’s impact on Quebec a work in progress
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News![Cardinal Marc Ouellet Cardinal Marc Ouellet](/images/stories/canada_bishops/ouellet4.jpg)
But his longtime friends reveal a much different picture than the mainstream media’s depiction of a man ambitious for the papacy, a hardliner out of touch with Quebec and a harsh “ayatollah” who will be remembered for opposing abortion.
Chalice honoured as one of Canada's best charities
By Luc Rinaldi, The Catholic Register![Chalice](/images/stories/logos/chalice.jpg)
The Charity 100, a study released online through MoneySense in June, was designed to provide Canadians with an accurate picture of the top 100 charities in the country. Grouping organizations by category, such as health services, hospital foundations or environment, the study ranked each charity under a variety of criteria.
There's a new app for the new Mass
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register![Mass app](/images/stories/canada/canada10/mass_app.jpg)
The new iPhone application is called the “The New Mass: The New Translation” and was released on July 7. The application allows cellphone users who have an iPhone or iPod device to download the missal for 99-cents and then read it on their screen.
D&P apology to Campaign Life clears the air
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![D and P Campaign Life](/images/stories/canada/canada10/dp_camplife.jpg)
Development and Peace formally retracted the statements in the memo and apologized in a June 30 letter to Campaign Life national president Jim Hughes.
Order of Canada recognizes nun's role in caring for humanity
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![Order of Canada](/images/stories/canada/canada10/orderofcanada.jpg)
Sr. Simone Roach was named to Canada's highest honour for contributions to nursing, particularly her role in helping to write the first code of ethics for nursing in Canada. But that's just one small outgrowth from decades of scholarly dedication to the subject of caring.
Court of appeal gives conscientious objector to Iraq war a reprieve
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![Jeremy Hinzman, the first American soldier to claim refugee status in Canada rather than serve in Iraq, at a prayer vigil in Toronto before his March 25 hearing before the Federal Court. (Photo by Michael Swan) Jeremy Hinzman](/images/stories/canada/canada10/hinzmanhs.jpg)
A unanimous decision of the Federal Court of Appeal has ordered Citizenship and Immigration to consider the AWOL American soldier's religious, political and moral beliefs before deciding whether the Hinzman family can stay in Canada. The Hinzmans reside in Toronto.