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March 14, 2019

Dating with holy intention: Youth share their stories on matching faith life and love life

Newly-engaged couple, Angela Tabucan and Lincoln Tesluk, left, and newly-dating couple, Ben Mombourquette and Abigail Huntley agree that prayer is an important tool in inviting God into their relationship.

When 20-year-old Ruth Savidge meets a guy, several questions run through her mind before she even begins to consider dating him.

Published in Youth Speak News
February 7, 2019

The Browns hit all the right notes at 60 years of marriage

David and Jeannette Brown, who will celebrate 60 years of marriage next month, will be honoured with a special blessing at the Celebration of Marriage Mass Feb. 10.

For 60 years, David and Jeannette Brown have made beautiful music together.

Published in Features
November 14, 2018

Pembroke diocese expands Theology of the Body program for students

Yvette Borque, left, and Fr. Justin Bertrand are leading a Theology of the Body session at St. Hedwig’s Parish.

BARRY'S BAY, Ont. – Every week, Kayla Pires travels 70 kilometres to St. Hedwig’s Parish in Barry’s Bay, Ont., so she can learn more about her faith. 

Published in Youth Speak News
October 24, 2018

Domestic abuse victims of Catholic marriages say escape is no easy matter

A Catholic abuse survivor said domestic abuse is more prevalent than most realize and that many victims have struggled to find help from medical professionals, the court system and the Catholic Church. October is observed as Domestic Abuse Awareness Month in North America.
VANCOUVER – Nothing could have prepared Adelaide for the nightmare that was 18 years of her life.
Published in Canada
October 24, 2018

Just a few meetings is 'fake', not enough for marriage preparation, Pope says

Pope Francis is pictured during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 24.
VATICAN – Every heart longs for unconditional love and fidelity, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
October 10, 2018

Young people, clerics, need better formation on sexuality, Cardinal Lacroix says

Pope Francis embraces Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec after celebrating morning Mass in the chapel of his residence at the Vatican Jan. 30, 2017.
VATICAN – Young Catholics, particularly clerics, need better formation on sexuality, affectivity, and the body, Canada's Cardinal Gérald Lacroix told reporters Tuesday, speaking about the 2018 Synod of Bishops.
Published in International
October 9, 2018

First formal synod reports focus on sex abuse, sexuality, friendship, mission

Bishops pray at the start of a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 9.
VATICAN – In their first formal reports to the entire Synod of Bishops, many of the gathering's working groups reported that they had discussed the clerical sexual abuse crisis and, especially, its impact on young Catholics.
Published in International
September 28, 2018

Reach out to cohabitating couples, support newlyweds, Pope urges

Pope Francis performs an impromptu wedding ceremony for Latam Airlines employees Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriaga, 41, and Paula Podest Ruiz, 39, aboard the pontiff's flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique Jan. 18.

ROME – The Catholic Church must reach out to couples living together without being married, Pope Francis told those involved in family ministry in the Diocese of Rome.

Published in Reflections
September 7, 2018

'What is legal is not equal to moral', Indian church leaders say after decriminalization of homosexual acts

A LGBT supporter in Bengaluru, India, celebrates Sept. 6 after the country's Supreme Court decriminalized homosexual acts between consenting adults.
NEW DELHI  – India's Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that homosexual acts between consenting adults are no longer a crime, but church officials said that legal validity does not make such practices morally acceptable.
Published in International
August 16, 2018

Speaking out: Reflecting on my engagement

"My now-fiancé and I travelled to Europe last summer and on a sweaty Roman day, after a four-hour Vatican tour, he got down on one knee in St. Peter’s Square and proposed."

I was watching a comedy special by Chris D’Elia the other day where he joked about marriage and it really got me thinking. 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
July 31, 2018

Priests in Asia, Europe have key roles in marriage preparation

Pope Francis blesses the marriage certificate of a couple during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 14, 2016.
WASHINGTON – Priests continue to play diverse and integral roles in marriage preparation across Europe and Asia.
Published in International
July 30, 2018

Struggle against AIDS isn’t over, say Catholics at global AIDS meeting

Participants march July 23 through the streets of Amsterdam, marking the opening of the 2018 International AIDS Conference. The man carries a sign supporting the belief that HIV-positive individuals with an undetectable viral load for six month are not contagious to others.
AMSTERDAM – Despite rumors of its demise, the AIDS pandemic is far from over, and churches must continue to play a critical role in combating the disease, Catholic leaders were told at an international gathering of more than 15,000 AIDS researchers and activists.
Published in International
July 19, 2018

Speaking Out: A movie for every single person

Speaking Out: A movie for every single person

When I left high school I told myself university is where I would find a husband. Well, I have one year left of my bachelor’s degree with no husband in sight. 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
May 31, 2018

Editorials: Selfies blur reality

Pope Francis poses for a selfie as he greets the crowd outside St. Mary Josefa Church as he arrives to celebrate Mass at the parish in Rome 2017.

Pope Francis often cozies up to young admirers as they raise their smartphones to snap selfies.  But it seems he may be having second thoughts about humouring the selfie generation.

Published in Editorial
May 20, 2018

Marriage faces uphill climb, survey finds

Marriage faces uphill climb, survey finds

OTTAWA – More than half of Canadians think marriage is unimportant, according to a new Angus Reid poll. That stark statistic has defenders of traditional marriage a little troubled.

Published in Canada
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