Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 2 May 24, 2017 Home of Hope Genocide of Christians ‘going on now’ The Home of Hope in Lviv, Ukraine, is a safe house that By Kiply Lukan Yaworski from vulnerable areas of the teaches girls employable world, said Rogal. “Last year we skills and keeps them off the SASKATOON — An annual had four church groups apply for street, where they can be information and fundraising that funding. sexually enslaved and traf - evening in support of persecuted The persecution of Christians is ficked. It is owned by the Christians was held April 30 in a multi-faceted problem that Eparchy of Edmonton and the Roman Catholic Diocese of requires action on many fronts, managed by the Sister Saskatoon. Rogal said, noting that the sponsor - Servants Mary Immaculate The event included prayer, ship of refugees is only one part of Foundation in Winnipeg. entertainment by classical gui - “a very complicated solution.” — page 3 tarist Zeljko Bilandzic, an Indian He called on those present to Ecumenical buffet, and information about the do what they can to raise aware - situation facing persecuted ness about the persecution of dialogue Christians in Pakistan and some Christians — for instance, by vis - 60 other countries around the iting their members of Parliament Speaking in defence of the world. and having a conversation; by faith while engaging in ecu - “Again this year the funds that sharing information with family menical dialogue is not a we raise will go toward sponsor - members, in the workplace or contradiction, said Regina ing refugees who are living in community; and raising the issue archdiocesan theologian areas of the world where Chris - with other charitable organiza - Brett Salkeld, describing an tians are being heavily persecuted tions they may be involved in. Tim Yaworski April 22 workshop. right now,” said Myron Rogal, “Often people have not heard PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS — Myron Rogal of the diocesan Justice — page 3 co-ordinator of the diocesan about the persecution of Chris - and Peace Office and Nadeem Imtiaz Bhatti spoke at an event in sup - office of Justice and Peace and a tians and of churches. Bring it up port of persecuted Christians April 30 at the Cathedral of the Holy Opioid crisis member of the local committee at an AGM, or with discussions in Family in Saskatoon. that organizes the event. your volunteer groups.” own Christian faith as well as ness committee that organizes the In 2016, more than 900 Donations generated through Rogal also stressed the power learning about other world reli - annual fundraising dinner works people in British Columbia the event provide seed money for of prayer, and of growing in the gions. died of drug overdoses, an parishes sponsoring refugees understanding of faith — one’s He noted that the local aware - — THOUSANDS , page 4 all-time record and an 80 per cent increase from 2015. Christian recovery houses are Church officials recall spiritual roots of Montreal responding with addiction counselling and spirituality. By Francois Gloutnay and women and special guests. In a message to Lepine, Pope the village in 1535. Cartier gave — page 3 The mass celebrated the birth of Francis also noted the solidarity the name “royal” to the mount on Death-row sister MONTREAL (CNS) — Ville-Marie — Montreal’s original that drives Montreal and its in - the island. Montreal’s 375th anniversary cel - name — in 1642. Arch bishop habitants. On May 17, 1642, a permanent The harrowing and powerful ebrations kicked off inside Notre- Christian Lepine of Montreal re - “In fidelity to the evangelical settlement called Ville-Marie was story of a sister meeting a Dame Basilica with a celebration called the memory of the founders intuitions of the founders of Ville- established with a group of man on emphasizing that Montreal was of Montreal, “those adventurers of Marie, the Holy Father encourages priests, nuns and settlers. death row not born out of violence or greed, hope” who dared “set out without all inhabitants of Montreal to build French noble Paul Chomedey in Dead but as a spiritual endeavour. being sure of tomorrow.” bridges between men, respecting de Maisonneuve and Nurse Man Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, It is through “their faith in the their differences and thus con - Jeanne Mance are known as the Walking has Quebec Premier Philippe beauty of the project of a city tributing to the building of a more co-founders of Montreal. Mance captured Couillard, Cardinals Gerald founded on spirituality, together - just and fraternal society,” read — recognized as venerable, a step audiences Lacroix of Que bec and Thomas ness and solidarity” that Montreal Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, apos - toward sainthood — established in print, Collins of Toronto attended the was born, said Lepine. These tolic nuncio to Canada. the Hotel-Dieu de Montreal, the film, and May 17 mass, along with some 30 “founding values have gone Iroquoians had a fortified vil - city’s first hospital, still active now opera. An interview bishops, 400 priests, religious men through time and are still cur - lage called Hochelaga at the site today. The Sulpicians also played with Sister Helen rent,” he said, recalling that “the of what is now Montreal. French value of living together is part of explorer Jacques Cartier visited — MONTREAL , page 4 Prejean, CSJ. Gloutnay is a reporter for the genes of Montreal and its his - — page 5 Presence info, based in Montreal. tory.” Ideological fanatics divide Bioethicist the Christian community Mary Deutscher has been appointed bioethicist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, By Junno Arocho Esteves The pope reflected on the day’s where she will work with a first reading from the Acts of the mission integration team in VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Apostles (15:22 - 31), in which, the development, implemen - Christians who turn doctrine into after much debate, the apostles tation, evaluation and ideology commit a grave mistake and presbyters send representa - integration of ethics support that upsets souls and divides the tives to allay the concerns of the services as well as engaging church, Pope Francis said. gentile converts after they were in ethics research. From the beginning, there have ordered by overzealous believers — page 6 been people in the church who to follow Jewish practices if they preach “without any mandate” wished to be saved. Fifty years and become “fanatics of things However, the apostles ruled that aren’t clear,” the pope said that “it is the decision of the Holy Throughout the ups and May 19 in his homily during mass Spirit and of us not to place on downs of its 50-year history, at Domus Sanctae Marthae . you any burden beyond” abstain - Development and Peace/ “This is the problem: When the ing from meat sacrificed to idols Caritas Canada, has helped doctrine of the church, the one and from strangled animals, blood the Canadian church move from the Gospel, the one inspired and unlawful marriages. beyond merely doling out CNS/Dario Ayala, Reuters by the Holy Spirit — because The initial debate about how to the necessities of life to MONTREAL ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION — Archbishop Jesus said, ‘He will teach you and deal with the gentiles, the pope others, writes Joe Gunn. Christian Lepine of Montreal smiles as he greets Prime Minister Justin remind you of what I have taught!’ said, was between “the group of — page 12 Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, before the ceremonial — when that doctrine becomes the apostles who wanted to dis- mass May 17 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal for the city’s 375th ideology. And this is the greatest birthday celebrations. mistake of these people,” he said. — HEARTS , page 15 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS May 24, 2017 Malnutrition in Venezuela a humanitarian crisis By Junno Arocho Esteves “are suffering either from moder - lower levels of malnutrition, are difficult to obtain due the country’s falling ill from parasites. ate or severe acute malnutrition.” included,” the report stated. deteriorating situation, according “We are running workshops to VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “We are extremely worried, “You see the wasting and in to Caritas Internationalis . show people how to protect them - With soaring food prices and a which is why we are going public some cases the edema — all the The report, which surveyed selves from water-borne para - free-falling economy, child mal - with this series of reports. We classic images of starving chil - households across 31 parishes, also sites,” Marquez said. “We are also nutrition in Venezuela has crossed have been monitoring levels of dren. In the villages, it’s the chil - said that members of more than distributing handmade fresh water the threshold of a humanitarian malnutrition and providing assis - dren who are worst affected, but eight in 10 households are eating filters that were developed for use crisis, the local chapter of Caritas tance to under-5s since October also the adults are very wasted,” less, often due to family members in Africa, and training people to Internationalis said. across four states: Distrito said Susana Raffalli, a humanitar - going without food so another can use them so that especially chil - The latest figures from a Capital, Vargas, Miranda and ian specialist in food emergencies eat. It also revealed that people in dren, pregnant women and old Caritas Venezuela report pub - Zulia,” said Janeth Marquez, for Caritas Venezuela. one in 12 households were “eating people can drink better water.” lished May