Faith

Church on the Street: Searching for a home at Christmas

robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:30:14 -0500

We all have a longing for a place to call “home.” For people who spend many aimless years living on the streets, “homelessness” is more than a condition of the body, it is a condition of the soul.

Seven years later, refugees are at home

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:00:49 -0500

BRAMPTON, ONT. - Almost seven years ago the Shakar family fled to Canada as war refugees from Iraq with little beyond the clothes on their backs.

In Rome or at home, Catholics urged to take part in Year of Mercy

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:16:12 -0500

VATICAN CITY - Whether in Rome or at home, Catholics will have a variety of ways to take part in the Year of Mercy.

Iraq without Christians is not Iraq, cardinal told

Thu, 07 May 2015 08:00:00 -0400

IRBIL, Iraq - The head of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern Churches visited Iraq to convey Pope Francis' blessing and concern for Church officials and the displaced living and working in difficult circumstances.

Catholic Cemeteries set to open onsite funeral home

evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:00:00 -0400

TORONTO��-��Come September the first Catholic funeral home in the Archdiocese of Toronto will open its doors at Holy Cross Cemetery.