Christmas Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:08:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Mary Ann Glendon in the courts of three popes /opinion/guest-columnists/item/37564-mary-ann-glendon-in-the-courts-of-three-popes /opinion/guest-columnists/item/37564-mary-ann-glendon-in-the-courts-of-three-popes

In the early days of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Mary Ann Glendon unexpectedly encountered the Holy Father at Casa Marta on her way down to breakfast.

Glendon was in Rome for meetings of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, of which she had been president since 2004.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Guest Columns Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:08:28 -0500
Indigenous Rosary walks reconciliation path /item/37561-indigenous-rosary-walks-reconciliation-path /item/37561-indigenous-rosary-walks-reconciliation-path

For over a year, Canadian Catholic Indigenous faithful have been gathering online each month to pray the Rosary in the different Indigenous languages of Canada. 

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Features Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:31:47 -0500
‘This is how we Filipinos celebrate Christmas’ /features/christmas/item/37511-this-is-how-we-filipinos-celebrate-christmas /features/christmas/item/37511-this-is-how-we-filipinos-celebrate-christmas

It is a stereotype that Filipinos love to sing, but it is a stereotype the parishioners of the Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal (FCMM) willingly embrace and use to spread Christmas joy.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Christmas Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500
‘Let the skies pour down righteousness’ /item/37485-let-the-skies-pour-down-righteousness /item/37485-let-the-skies-pour-down-righteousness

Rorate Mass celebrated at a Montreal parish continues age old liturgical tradition

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Features Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:21:57 -0500
'Prayer is not dangerous': Quebec bishop /item/37481-prayer-is-not-dangerous-quebec-bishop /item/37481-prayer-is-not-dangerous-quebec-bishop

Has Quebec Premier François Legault pushed too far with his assertion that public prayer should be banned in the province?

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:11:55 -0500
MP Jivani launches defense of Christianity /item/37473-mp-jivani-launches-defense-of-christianity /item/37473-mp-jivani-launches-defense-of-christianity

Durham MP Jamil Jivani has joined forces with a group of Protestant pastors to ignite a national conversation on the challenges faced by Canadian Christians in the public square – just as QuebecƵapp premier is threatening to ban all prayer in public spaces.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:27:21 -0500
Bishop Henry influenced Church, society /columns/item/37467-bishop-henry-influenced-church-society /columns/item/37467-bishop-henry-influenced-church-society

Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry fulsomely lived out his episcopal motto, Dabo Vobis Pastores, a quote from the prophet Jeremiah which translates, “I will give you pastors.”

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Editorial Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:51:44 -0500
Catholic Voices brings the heat to Canadian Church /item/37426-catholic-voices-brings-the-heat-to-canadian-church /item/37426-catholic-voices-brings-the-heat-to-canadian-church

When Terry Vanderpool moved from Texas to Alberta two years ago, the biggest adjustment wasn’t to the cold winters. It was to the cold shoulder given the Catholic Church in Canada.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:22:18 -0500
Postal strike wreaks havoc on charitable sector /item/37423-postal-strike-wreaks-havoc-on-charitable-sector /item/37423-postal-strike-wreaks-havoc-on-charitable-sector

As the Canada Post strike drags on into a third week, Canadian charities worry it is the needy people they serve that will bear the brunt of the protracted labor dispute.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:20:09 -0500
Possibilities aplenty for Resurrection jubilee /item/37420-possibilities-aplenty-for-resurrection-jubilee /item/37420-possibilities-aplenty-for-resurrection-jubilee

For Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) President Jeff Lockert, the significance of the year 2033 cannot be overstated. 

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500