Susan Korah
Charitable status risks even with prorogation
The resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and the prorogation of Parliament may have postponed a non-confidence vote and an immediate election, but has not averted the risk of certain organizations losing their charitable status.
Uncertain future for Christians after Syria falls
Gunfire and shouts of jubilation echoed through the streets of Damascus, SyriaƵapp capital, as rebel forces opposed to Bashar AssadƵapp government took control of the city on Dec. 7 and proclaimed an end to the 50-year rule of the Assad dynasty.
Kidnap survivor nun serves EthiopiaƵapp poorest
Sr. SurabhilaƵapp face glows with joy and an inner serenity that belies her horrific ordeal at the hands of terrorist kidnappers.
Seeing red about persecuted Christians
Red light, illuminating St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral in Toronto on the night of Nov. 20 stood in sharp contrast to the darkness of the cityƵapp skyline.
Storm clouds over prayers of military chaplains can’t breach peace of Remembrance Day Mass
A storm of questions and concerns has broken over the new directive prohibiting military chaplains from invoking God at public military events, prompting Scott McCaig, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada (a special diocese that covers all military personnel) to issue a statement pointing to the inconsistencies and lack of clarity in the new “spiritual reflection policy.”
Beacon of light shines from Bethlehem
A miracle of peace and interreligious harmony in a region deeply wounded by struggle and violence, Bethlehem University, the only Catholic University in the city, offers more than a quality higher education to its students— about 80 percent of whom are Muslims.
Urgent appeal from Catholic charities for LebanonƵapp displaced
As airstrikes continue to pound southern Lebanon, adding one more catastrophe to the avalanche of tragedies that have pushed its people to the limits of human endurance, churches and humanitarian organizations are urgently seeking help from international donors to provide emergency relief to millions fleeing their homes in desperation.
A global village on fire
ItƵapp a long way from Montreal to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. So long that you may never get there. Because your plane might have to fly over some of the most dangerous airspaces in the world.
Ten years after ISIS, Yazidis seek healing
A unique research project out of KingƵapp University College in London, Ont., has given a a face and a voice to Yazidis who settled in Canada, a decade after Islamists attempted to eradicate them from this world.
War, economic crisis threaten LebanonƵapp Catholic schools
A prolonged economic crisis, exacerbated by the spill-over effects of the war in Gaza, is causing an increasing number of Catholic schools, the mainstay of the education system in Lebanon, to close their doors, say officials of Catholic charities and educators battling to help these institutions to survive.