Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:09:38 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Faith, finance and the bottom line /item/36787-faith-finance-and-the-bottom-line /item/36787-faith-finance-and-the-bottom-line

Canadian Catholic journalist Laura Ieraci is a bit of a “Jill of all trades” and when she is not editing, writing or shooting a film, she is coaching people to bring their faith and their finances into alignment.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400
London diocese pledges $1 million to save church /item/28613-london-diocese-pledges-1-million-to-save-church /item/28613-london-diocese-pledges-1-million-to-save-church

WINDSOR, ONT. – The Diocese of London has pledged $1 million towards the restoration of OntarioƵapp most historic Roman Catholic Church, mothballed due to safety concerns over the past four years and not in active use since 2004.

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Canada Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:55:49 -0500
The many ways of giving /features/estate-planning/item/28326-the-many-ways-of-giving /features/estate-planning/item/28326-the-many-ways-of-giving

An estate gift to your parish or favourite charity can be your way of expressing what was important in your life. What follows are some of the ways people choose to remember charities in their estate plan.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Estate Planning Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:40:42 -0400
Bishop Fabbro vows renewed effort to restore WindsorƵapp historic Assumption Church /item/27921-bishop-fabbro-vows-renewed-effort-to-restore-windsor-s-historic-assumption-church /item/27921-bishop-fabbro-vows-renewed-effort-to-restore-windsor-s-historic-assumption-church

A wall of secrecy doomed two successive fundraising campaigns to restore one of CanadaƵapp most significant historical churches in Windsor, Ont., an independent inquiry has found.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:51:15 -0400
Ontario cities target payday loan shops /item/27256-ontario-cities-target-payday-loan-shops /item/27256-ontario-cities-target-payday-loan-shops

The sin of usury has come to the attention of city planning committees across Ontario as they begin to craft zoning laws to control the spread of payday loan stores.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:02:53 -0400
Bishop to South Sudan: Declare bankruptcy /home/international/item/25665-bishop-to-south-sudan-declare-bankruptcy /home/international/item/25665-bishop-to-south-sudan-declare-bankruptcy

JUBA, South – The head of the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference challenged South Sudan to admit it is bankrupt after it failed to raise the funds to host Independence Day celebrations for a third year running.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:05:53 -0400
How to manage your student debt with a Catholic virtue /item/23998-manage-your-student-debt-with-catholic-virtue /item/23998-manage-your-student-debt-with-catholic-virtue

Unfortunately, there isn’t a course on how to “adult”, especially personal finances.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 06 Jan 2017 05:59:00 -0500
Vatican signs new contract with external financial auditor /faith/item/22483-vatican-signs-new-contract-with-external-financial-auditor /faith/item/22483-vatican-signs-new-contract-with-external-financial-auditor

VATICAN CITY – After suspending an external audit led by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Vatican has signed a new contract with the auditing firm asking only that it provide assistance and consulting services.

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Vatican Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0400
Managing finances like a saint /item/22316-managing-finances-like-a-saint /item/22316-managing-finances-like-a-saint

TORONTO – Living in a materialistic world of impulse buying and celebrity culture, Quentin Schesnuik acknowledges how easily we are moved away from God. But by integrating faith with finances, we have the choice to treat our material possessions how God intends us to and to treat it in a healthier way.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 13 May 2016 09:10:54 -0400
Vatican finance watchdog notes jump in reports of suspicious activity /home/international/item/22209-vatican-finance-watchdog-notes-jump-in-reports-of-suspicious-activity /home/international/item/22209-vatican-finance-watchdog-notes-jump-in-reports-of-suspicious-activity

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican's financial watchdog agency reported a huge jump in the number of financial transactions flagged as "suspicious" and in the value of assets it has blocked or frozen.
During 2015, the Financial Intelligence Authority "received 544 reports of suspicious activities — almost three times as many as 2014," it said in its annual report, released April 28.

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International Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:30:00 -0400