Pope Francis apologizes for residential school abuses
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Catholic church
One priest’s message to the church: ’Shut your mouth and just listen’
Father Paul Bringleson spoke to his congregation in Flin Flon, Man., in a powerful sermon apologizing for residential schools and calling out the failures of Catholic Church leaders
Why Catholic priests should be allowed to marry
Michael Coren: There’s no compelling biblical reason why priests have to be celibate. Ordaining married men today would do nothing but good.
Let the church remain the church
Michael Coren: Joe Biden was refused communion because of his stance on abortion. When it comes to the Catholic church, where do we draw the line?
It’s not what the Church has done, it’s that we don’t really care anymore
Scott Gilmore: The latest scandal unmasks far more than the institutional rot of the Catholic church—it reveals a profound shift in society and human history
Pope Francis has condemned capital punishment. But can his legacy endure?
Opinion: Pope Francis has deemed capital punishment unacceptable in all circumstances—a bold and likely definitive mark on the Roman Catholic Church’s doctrine
The Catholic Church has a sainthood problem
Opinion: The Church is considering two people with serious anti-Semitic pasts for canonization—which threatens to undo its recent good work
Canada’s MPs call for a residential-school apology—exposing a Church in crisis
Opinion: MPs have voted to ask the Pope to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools—and it’s due time he did the right thing
What the U.S. pro-life movement forgets about its own roots
Opinion: Pope Francis has been slammed for equating the saving of ’innocent unborn’ with migrants. But social justice sparked the anti-abortion movement in the first place
2018 will be the year of the polarized church
A decision on a controversial text could cleave the Catholic faith in two