International News

News from outside of Canada.

Diocese helps Louisiana flood victims cope with loss, learn to let go

October 14, 2016

BATON ROUGE, La. – Goodbye house, car and treasured items that evoke favorite memories. Gone also for some people are their sense of safety, security and peace after August floodwaters took away much of what was familiar and dear to them in southwest Louisiana.

Catholic leaders welcome release of 21 kidnapped Chibok girls

October 14, 2016

LAGOS, Nigeria – Three Catholic leaders welcomed the release of some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from a school in Chibok and urged the Nigerian government to prioritize the release of the remaining girls.

Pope sends emergency funding to hurricane victims in Haiti

October 14, 2016

VATICAN CITY – As a sign of his closeness and concern, Pope Francis sent aid money to hurricane-stricken Haiti.

Jesuits elect Venezuelan as new head of order

October 14, 2016

ROME – Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province, was elected the first non-European superior general of the Society of Jesus Oct. 14.

Middle East Christians called key witnesses of mercy, forgiveness

October 13, 2016

NEW YORK – Protecting Christianity and religious pluralism in the Middle East and respecting the rights of all would open the path to peace in the region, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said at a dinner in New York Oct. 12.

Leaked emails show 'hostility' to Catholic Church, some say

October 13, 2016

WASHINGTON – Emails released by WikiLeaks and allegedly hacked from the server of a top aide to Hillary Clinton have ignited a fierce exchange over the tone and content of the messages.

Pakistani archbishop says Christians fight persecution with dialogue

October 13, 2016

CHESTER, England – Christians in Pakistan are fighting persecution and terrorism with interfaith dialogue, said Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore.

End 'inhumane' hostilities now, rescue civilians in Syria, Pope pleads

October 12, 2016

VATICAN CITY – In the wake of intensified attacks in Syria, Pope Francis called for an immediate cease-fire – even if temporary – so that civilians, especially children, could be rescued from the ruins.

Haitian Jesuits are hopeful, but fear the worst

October 12, 2016

TORONTO – Safe, dry and well fed on a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend in Toronto was an awful feeling for Haitian Jesuits cut off from their families as their island nation staggers back to its feet.

D&P mobilizes for Haiti in hurricane’s wake

October 11, 2016

With clean-up begun and some estimates putting Haiti’s death toll as high as 1,000, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has launched a major fundraising campaign in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.