People Leaving Church in ‘Droves’ Warns Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, has warned that people are leaving the Catholic Church “in droves”, tired of “little old men” who continue to…
Just About There
After 55 years of song writing, Victoria musician Dave Gallant has produced his first CD of his own songs titled Just About There. Its musicality…
The “Institutional Church” is Far From Healthy
To no surprise to readers of ICN, Catholics throughout the western world are leaving the Church in droves (See ‘Other News’ articles entitled “Canada Census…
Haiti Betrayed
As Canadians, we often take pride in our international reputation as peacekeepers and defenders of democracy. But there is a dark side to our foreign…
What Pope Francis’ Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery Could Mean for Canada’s Indigenous People
TORONTO (CNS)—A date for a new papal statement on the Doctrine of Discovery, promised by Pope Francis on his way home from Canada to Rome,…
Thank You For Ted Schmidt’s Article
The Editor: Alas, the Catholic Church seems to be immune to what Israel is doing. History, also, is not irrelevant. While Jews under Christendom suffered…
By Giving Force to the Doctrine of Discovery in Canada, We Misrepresent Our Own History
During Pope Francis’s visit to Canada, there were calls for him to renounce the Doctrine of Discovery. Indeed, at his mass near Quebec City, activists…
A Path to Peace in a Time of Polycrisis
EDMONTON—Every year at Christmas, we try to recapture the idea of peace. In 2022, with the Ukraine war blazing and even the idea of a…
Victoria Emulates Vancouver with Mega-Parish
INTRODUCTION This story needs certain background (and foreground) introduction. Historically, even during Bishop Remi De Roo’s progressive era, 1962-1999, Our Lady of the Rosary parish…
Cardinal Czerny: ‘School of the Peripheries’ Enriches Theology
In his opening address to the participants at the meeting on “Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries,” held at Rome’s Pontifical Urban University, Cardinal Michael…