Faith

Calgary fosters culture of life at TOB conference

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:21:17 -0400

Calgary��Ƶapp first Theology of the Body conference was Bishop William McGrattan��Ƶapp vision in action.

Priests who father children need speedy process to leave priesthood, Vatican cardinal says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:54:30 -0500

VATICAN – When the Vatican Congregation for Clergy developed guidelines a decade ago for handling cases of priests who father children, the first objective was to make it easier for those men to leave the priesthood to care for their children and be real dads, said the prefect of the congregation.

Hungary to end income tax for moms of at least four to address plummeting population

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:16:13 -0500

BUDAPEST, Hungary – In an effort to encourage Hungarians to have more babies, the prime minister of the country has announced that women with four children or more will be exempt from paying income tax for life.

Trump protects rights of faith-based adoption agencies at prayer breakfast

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:57:47 -0500

WASHINGTON – Touting efforts to protect religious freedom, President Donald Trump told the National Prayer Breakfast that his administration would defend the right of faith-based adoption agencies to place children in families based on firmly held religious beliefs.

Families mix a blend of party and parish to prepare for Christmas

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:43:44 -0500

As Christmas becomes more and more commercialized, parents like Robin Bredin are looking to the local parish for opportunities to show his children that Jesus is at the core of the celebration.

Canadian families looking past scandal at World Meeting of Families

mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:32:01 -0400

Wherever they went, participants at the World Meeting of Families couldn’t escape the pall cast by the abuse scandal that has reared its head in the Catholic Church once again.

Fr. James Martin says gay people have been treated like 'lepers' by the church

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:43:13 -0400

DUBLIN (CNS) -- U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin set out a series of ways in which parishes can show welcome and respect to LGBT Catholics.

WMF panel: Families urged to come up with 'media plan' to help protect minors from pornography

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:13:30 -0400

DUBLIN – Behavioral scientists and cybercrime experts talked to families about how digital distraction, pornography and the "online echo chamber" impact their lives, during one of the first panels at the international World Meeting of Families.

Speaking Out: Choosing my Catholic faith

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:19:01 -0400

I grew up always attending Catholic school, from elementary school through university.

Legal marijuana in Canada will break international treaties, warns pro-family women's group

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:00:44 -0400

OTTAWA – Canada��Ƶapp impending legalization of marijuana puts it on a collision course with the United States, warns a national pro-family women��Ƶapp group.