Posted on 5/1/2013 11:50 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
RAMON GONZALEZ
WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER
Gerard Amerongen, the speaker of the Alberta legislature during the Peter Lougheed era, will be remember as a dedicated husband and father and a devoted Catholic with a lifelong commitment to fairness and justice.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:48 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
RAMON GONZALEZ
WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER
The reason for the existence of Development and Peace lies in the nature of the Church itself, says Archbishop Richard Smith.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:46 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
RAMON GONZALEZ
WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER
EDMONTON – For Catholics, solidarity is not an option, but an obligation. That's according to Bernadette Gasslein, who led a workshop on Baptism and Eucharist at the regional retreat and meeting of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace April 27.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:44 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
CINDY WOODEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Administering the sacrament of Confirmation to 44 people, Pope Francis encouraged them to "swim against the tide; it's good for the heart."
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:42 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
CHRIS MILLER
WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER
Ad majorem Dei gloriam. All things for the greater glory of God.
The Latin motto for the Society of Jesus is what Troy Davies, strongly influenced by the Jesuits, strives to live his life by.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:40 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
CAROL GLATZ
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY – Going to Confession isn't like heading off to be tortured or punished, nor is it like going to the dry cleaners to get out a stain, Pope Francis said in a morning Mass homily.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:39 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
A woman prays at the casket of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera in observance of the 15th anniversary of his murder before it is moved to a new crypt at the cathedral in Guatemala City April 25.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:30 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
EZRA FIESER
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Marianist Brother Richard Joyal, who was murdered in Haiti after withdrawing money at an ATM in late April, was a dedicated missionary who had worked in trying circumstances around the world.
Posted on 5/1/2013 11:28 AM By Jay
May 6, 2013
JAMES BUCHOK
PRAIRIE MESSENGER
WINNIPEG - Chemin Neuf, an international Catholic community, has put down roots here thanks to the Missionary Oblate Sisters of St. Boniface's gift of its former residence.
Posted on 4/25/2013 8:25 AM By Jay
April 29, 2013
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Without the civilization of love, there will be no civilization at all, said Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley in his homily at a Mass offered for the repose of the souls of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombings and aftermath.