Mourners hold banners that read “sainthood now” during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 9, 2005. (CNS photo/Reuters) Everyone in the office knows that I love Pope John Paul II. In fact, I have a huge image of him on my desk which I proudly ...read more

Tonight on  Perspectives The German Bishop investigated for over spending resigns and we take a look at today’s general audience ...read more

My husband and I watch a lot of historical dramas and one of our favourite games to play is “Catch the Catholic” where we look for Catholics working in the background doing this or that while the main drama unfolds in the foreground. Recently, while watching the HBO series John Adams, the story of the ...read more

St. Benedict opens his Rule with an invitation to, “Listen… with the ear of your heart.” (Prologue)  That’s what thousands of people around the world have done with the beautiful chant and hymns sung by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles in the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri, USA. The simple and ...read more

Statement released by the Holy See Press Office The Holy Father Francis has instituted the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which was announced on Dec. 5, 2013, and called to be a part of it: Dr. Catherine Bonnet (France) Mrs. Marie Collins (Ireland) Prof. the Baroness Sheila Hollins (United Kingdom) Card. Sean Patrick ...read more

Get ready to be schooled. In Episode 3, The Ineffable Mystery of God, of Fr. Robert Barron’s Catholicism series, we learn all about the nature of God, or put more precisely: how little we can know of God.  I realize that sounds contradictory, but as Fr. Barron presents the classical Christian arguments for the existence of ...read more

Tonight on  Perspectives Interreligious global freedom network is launched And we take a look at today’s general audience ...read more

    By Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton General Secretary, The Canadian Council of Churches   Our final day of journeying together as The Path of Abraham 2014 began with a presentation by Rabbis for Human Rights. The Rabbi who spoke to us was passionate about and committed to peace and human rights for all people ...read more

By Katrisha Villarante Got St. Joseph? We’ve been hearing a lot about St. Joseph these days and you may be wondering why. Well, his Feast Day is fast approaching (March 19) and if you don’t already know, the seven Sundays of devotion to St. Joseph is one of the most fruitful intercessory devotions that only ...read more

In light of Pope Francis’ statement to the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, about having to analyze civil unions on a case by case basis, the Catholic Register looks at what happens when a Catholic marries and Atheist.In Saskatoon, highschool students are giving Ugandan orphans a chance to play. In Edmonton, Glen Argan looks at ...read more