From a Catholic position, all consumer loans can be regarded as falling within the definition of usury, according to the Leonine Institute on Catholic Social Teaching. (Can Pac Swire/Flickr)
By Aimee Rae Canadians with heavy mortgages or credit card debt are watching Dec. 6 approach with the nervous optimism of kids waiting for Santa to declare if they’ve been bad or good. That’s the date when the Bank of Canada next sets interest rates, an announcement that for many Canadians could determine whether Christmas...
Canada Post’s 2023 Christmas stamp portrays the newborn Jesus cradled in Mary’s arm as she gently gazes down with love. Canada Post’s 2023 Christmas stamp was designed by Vancouver artist Adrian Horvath. (Canada Post images)
Vancouver artist Adrian Horvath has been designing postage stamps for Canada Post for years, from an Endangered Turtles of Canada set to a collection of Snow Mammals. He even worked on the famed Star Trek series of stamps the post office issued in 2016 and 2017. But Horvath’s latest work holds special importance for him as a Christian. His design for...
Canada’s military ordinariate Bishop Scott McCaig. centre. says the Chaplain General’s decision to temporarily back down on a prohibition against prayer at Remembrance Day services is “a sign of responsive leadership.” (Twitter/X photo)
Canada’s military ordinariate is pleased that the Chaplain General has put a temporary pause on the new Public Reflection Policy that would have prohibited overtly religious language by chaplains at Remembrance Day ceremonies. The Epoch Times reported Oct. 31 that Chaplain General Guy Belisle has at least temporarily backed down on the prohibition in order...
Catholic media tycoon and philanthropist Jimmy Lai is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller and nine other Catholic leaders from around the world are calling on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government to release the pro-democracy activist from prison. (CNS photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller is among a group of 10 Catholic leaders from around the world this week who called upon the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to release prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and Catholic Jimmy Lai, who has been imprisoned there for nearly three years. Noting the situation in...
Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 18. At the end of his general audience, the Pope said Oct. 27 will be a day of penance for the cause of peace in the world. (Vatican Media)
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting on Friday, Oct. 27. At the end of his general audience on Oct. 18, Pope Francis said the 27th will be “a day of penance to which I invite sisters and brothers of the various...
A crowd gathers at the Vancouver Art Gallery for Sunday’s Free the Hostages rally. Archbishop Miller sent a message of prayer and support. (Archdiocese of Vancouver photo)
A crowd gathers at the Vancouver Art Gallery for Sunday’s Free the Hostages rally. Archbishop Miller sent a message of prayer and support. (Archdiocese of Vancouver photo)
Chaplains across Canada are discouraged by a directive banning prayer from Remembrance Day services.
A pilgrim prays on the steps outside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Oct. 10. A group of St. Nicholas pilgrims from Langley who were about to leave for Israel had to make a last-minute decision whether to continue with a truncated trip or stay home. (Debbie Hill/OSV News/BC Catholic)
As anxiety and frustration grow among Canadians trying to get out of war-mobilized Israel, Maria Moreno is grateful she isn’t one of them.
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller at the Synod of Bishops in Rome, where he issued a statement condemning last week’s attacks on Israel. On Thursday the Canadian bishops issued a statement calling for a de-escalation of violence and urging leaders to seek lasting peace (CNS Photo/Vatican Media via The B.C. Catholic)
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller and the Canadian bishops both released statements concerning the recent violence in Israel, with Archbishop Miller “unequivocally” condemning Saturday’s attack by Hamas and the bishops calling for prayers for peace and a de-escalation of violence. In a message to Vancouver’s Jewish community on Monday, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller “unequivocally...
Speaking after the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis said he is following “with apprehension and sorrow,” the latest news from Israe. Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller sent a message of prayer and support to Vancouver’s Jewish community. He is attending the Synod of Bishops in Rome. (Vatican News photo via The B.C. Catholic)
In a message to Vancouver’s Jewish community, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller “unequivocally condemned” Saturday’s attack on Israel, calling it an offence against moral and international law. Commenting from Rome where he is attending the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the Archbishop said Monday the news about “the Hamas incursion into Israel is devastating.” The...
