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News is flowing like a river, as they say, from the International Eucharistic Congress here in a very wet Quebec City (it stopped raining long enough yesterday just to dry up the sidewalks for the next deluge). And much of that news is flowing to the TV world via Canada's .

{mosimage}QUEBEC CITY - Cardinal Marc Ouellet urged a concerted effort by governments and the United Nations to solve a world food crisis that has seen the prices of rice and corn double and triple in recent weeks.

During his homily June 16 while celebrating the Eucharist at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec, Ouellet noted that poor people are unable to buy these necessities at the exorbitant prices they are now going for.

{mosimage}QUEBEC CITY  - When people pause and question the purpose of their lives, they "yearn for a spiritual answer," said Slovakian Cardinal Jozef Tomko at the opening Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.

The 49th International Eucharistic Congress underway in Quebec City is a monumental feat of organization. 鱿鱼视频app 11,000 pilgrims have registered for the event. The main venue is the Expo Cit茅 grounds, a vast conglomeration of buildings and grounds that are geared for big events like the annual agricultural exhibition. It is vast enough to accommodate the huge traffic in buses, taxis and crowds on foot.

{mosimage}OTTAWA - With an apology from the Government of Canada to former students of Indian residential schools, the nation has opened itself up to forging a new relationship with its First Nations people, said Archbishop Gerard Pettipas.

鈥淭his is saying we want a new relationship with our First Nations people,鈥� said the Grouard-McLennan archbishop, who represented the 50 Catholic entities 鈥� dioceses and religious orders 鈥� involved in the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, a $2.2 billion package that has dispensed 鈥渃ommon experience payments鈥� averaging $25,000 to every student. The Catholic entities are expected to contribute $80 million of the $120 million the churches agreed to pay, both  in cash and in counselling, rehabilitation and reconciliation services.

{mosimage}TORONTO - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet said he hopes pilgrims to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress will be prepared 鈥渢o receive and to give.鈥�

The cardinal told Catholic News Service his message to pilgrims arriving in Quebec City for the June 15-22 event was: 鈥淥pen your hearts. Open your arms. We welcome you wholeheartedly.鈥�

{mosimage}QUEBEC CITY - Though religious congregations are passing through a difficult time in Canada, 鈥渙ur vocation as religious is more important than ever before,鈥� Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe told leaders of Canadian religious congregations here.

The internationally renowned speaker and author spoke to 400 leaders of religious congregations from across Canada at the June 5-9 general assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC). The assembly also chose a new executive, with Dominican Father Yvon Pomerleau as president, Ursuline Sister Anne Lewans as vice-president and Marianhill Missionary Father Alain Rodrigue as secretary-treasurer.

{mosimage}TORONTO - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who last year sparked controversy with his remarks about religion in Quebec society, said Catholics 鈥渘eed some more militance鈥� to reaffirm 鈥渢he values of our Catholic tradition in Quebec.鈥�

{mosimage}TORONTO - Cardinal John Foley, grand master of the , has urged a group of North American members of one of the Catholic Church鱿鱼视频app oldest chivalric orders to be generous in their help to the inhabitants of the Holy Land.

{mosimage}TORONTO - Ethicist Margaret Somerville challenged Catholic media to become 鈥渨ord warriors鈥� and ethics agents to give people 鈥渢he words they need to protect human dignity.鈥�